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There is only one thing an HD converter box does for a television. A converter box make the specs on a television more clearer. This box creates a better picture for the viewers when they are watching television.
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As a suddenlink subscriber am i receiving programs in HD?
Not unless you have a HD converter box and have them feed the HD programs to your HD converter.
Is HD standard from the cable company?
Most require you to buy or rent a HD converter box from them, otherwise you will not be getting HD to your HDTV.
How do you get the best reception from your tv?
From a very good antenna or HD sat or HD cable co. converter box.
How can you get a better picture from cable on an HDTV without cable box?
On most cable company hookups you won't get HD without the HD converter box.
Why does picture scramble on HDTV?
I would guess you need a converter or a decoder box to view the new HD stations.
Can you get HD broadcasts using an antenna?
Yes, providing your TV has a HDTV tuner built in. If not, you'll need a converter box.
If you have an HD TV and Dish box can all channels come in HD?
The dish box needs to be a HD box to receive the HD stations in HD.
How do you convert an analog TV to HDTV?
One can convert an analog TV to HDTV by using a set top box or digital analog tuner converter box. One does require a HD ready TV though to be able to watch the HD channels.
What channels is HDNet on RCN?
They dumped HD Net with the "Big Crunch" i.e. when everyone was required to get a digital converter box with every TV
What is the fastest YouTube converter?
iFunia YouTube Converter for Mac is the ideal Mac YouTube downloader and Mac YouTube converter (.flv converter) - enabling you to download and convert YouTube videos to a wide arrange of video formats including MP4, M4A, MOV, MP3, etc, enabling them to be played on iPhone, iPod, Apple TV or Quick Time Player.iFunia YouTube Converter for Mac also doubles as a YouTube HD video downloader and converter. It helps you download and convert YouTube HD video to HD MP4, HD MOV, HD AVI and more.
Why you need ahd cnverter box if you have anew plasma tv?
Does you new plasma have a digital tuner? If not then that's why you need a converter or just a cable box so you can get a signal to your plasma. With a converter box you will receive free local tv channels in digital form. You could say HD almost without paying for it.
Do you need an HD tv converter for a non HDTV when they switch over next spring even thought you will hook it up through cable?
You most likely won't have to do anything about your converter box until you get a HD TV. Cable signals have been digital for a long time and until you need a converter that has a specific HD signal out jack, you should be just fine. If you're using an antenna to receive some of your programming, that's what's going to cause a lot of issues for consumers in that if you don't have a digital TV, you're going to have to get an adapter box so that the HD signals can be `down-conerted' to an older tyle analog signal.
