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With cable hook up Do you need a conversion box to receive the digital signal?
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∙ 16y ago
You do not need a box for the basic cable channels but the cable provider must be sending a signal.
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Do you need a set top box for basic cable service?
It really depends on your cable company and whether or not they've completely changed over to a digital signal yet. In that case, your TV would have to have a digital tuner in order to receive their signal. Many cable companies are supplying both at the present as they wait for America to switch to digital receivers. Best thing to do is call and ask the local cable provider.
Do old TVs get digital cable?
Older TV can receive digital cable although they may not display in HD
What is the advantage of digital cable over regular cable?
The advantage of digital cable is that you receive better picture quality and additional channels than regular cable
What is the form of the signal in twisted pair cable and coxial cable?
Twisted pair wiring is a digital signal.Coaxial cable is an analog signal.
How do you convert your cable company's digital signal to analog so you can watch it on your tv without paying for a second set top box?
It's not so much in the conversion of the signal to analog, but rather, the frequency ranges the cable company may use to send the signals down the cable. In other words, will a standard digital converter box that's out on the market today, have the ability to cover the cable company's sent signal? You may get some of it converted, but I doubt you'd be able to cover all of the available frequencies.
Is there a portable car tv that will receive networks now that everything has gone cable and digital?
You COULD use an HD wireless receiver, which has antennae and receives HD channels in the air, and converts it to a digital HDMI signal for your HDTV.
Can you connect a 2nd TV to 1 cable box?
Yes. Just get a splitter. The only problem will be that you'll have to watch the same channel on the second TV as with the first TV. You might be able to split the signal before the cable box and just receive only the analog channels that the cable signal is carrying, but as they switch over to digital, that'll all go away on February 17, 2009 as televsion nationally, goes to an all digital transmitted signal.
Is a Toshiba 48 theater view tv high definition?
No, it is an analog tv and requires a digital converter box to receive a digital signal off the air. No problem if you have satellite or cable service. Either way, the image will not be HD.
What's the difference between digital, regular, and HD cable?
Traditional cable is analog, which requires more bandwidth per channel. Usually you need a cable box to receive Digital cable which shall also include High Definition (720p) channels if you subscribe to them. You can also receive local HD channels with an antenna, but you'll need a new television that can receive digital channels or a digital converter box.
I have bssic cable basic programing with the calble connected directly into tv without cable box. would I need a cable converter box to to recieve digital programing ?
No you will be fine. The new cable converter boxes are for people who are using antennas (or some people call them rabbit ears) to receive a signal. These people will no longer be able to pick up this signal. If you television is able to connect to cable, it is okay.
What purpose does a vga to HDMI serve?
VGA to HDMI cable convert an analogue signal to a digital signal. It does this by connecting an audio cable to the adapter, where the video signal is fused with the audio also, so there is only one cable connecting to your HDTV.
Is there an spdif analog audio out?
No, a S/PDIF is, by definition, a Sony / Phillips Digital Interconnect Format connector, and is always a digital signal. It is usually connected by an RCA cable, and can be carried by cable specified for analog use, but digital cable is better.
