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Do you need a converter box with a multi directional digital flat amplified antenna?
Depends. Do you need a converter box to hook up the TV to the antenna? No. You just connect the antenna to the TV's antenna input. Do you need the converter box to see "X" channel? Maybe. If "X" isn't broadcasting "over the air" in your location, then you will need a) cable or satellite service and b) the converter box.
What kind of antenna do you need for a converter box?
any i guess
What tv and antenna do you need to replace old analog you live in apt in NYC and have no cable satellite or outside antenna?
You don't need a new TV or antenna. You need a Digital Converter Box. Go to a Radio Shack, Circuit City or Best Buy. Connect your old antenna to the converter box, connect the converter box to your old TV...all will be well.
Do you need a converter box with a digital TV?
No. You only need a converter box for analog TV and only if you receive your TV "over the air" with an antenna. If you have cable or satellite TV, you don't need a converter.
What do you need for the new digital tv signal?
A tv antenna and a digital tv and/or a converter box.
Is a converter box required to use the rca amplified indoor HDTV antenna?
If the TV is a HDTV and there are HDTV stations near by you won't need a converter box.
Should you use UHF antenna with digital converter box or VHF?
You need a VHF/UHF antenna (channels 2 to 60 ). Check out: http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/consumerfacts/digitaltv.html
What do you do when you have an old TV in the digital switchover?
You need a converter box connected to your own antenna or subscribe to cable or a satellite service.
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.
I have a 2008 Toshiba SD-H400 digital recorder made for TIVO which worked with cable input But now no signal when I attach to my digital antenna Any solution maybe a digiital to cable converter?
If the DVR has a tuner, you might have to switch it to antenna from cable. If it has no tuner you might need a converter box.
Do you still need a HD antenna on your TV if it has ATSC built in to it?
To receive Broadcast Television Signals of NTSC Analog or ATSC Digital a television antenna is needed. If the TV has ATSC built in , then a converter box will not be needed.
If you have a digital tv and an outdoor antennae do you need a converter box?
In the US the answer is probably not. Digital and analog TV broadcasts use the same frequencies and antennas. Digital TV is more fussy about signal quality than the older analog signals. So if you get marginal analog reception, figure on getting a new antenna for digital. The idea that there are special HDTV antennas is just marketing hype. Any antenna that gives you better digtial reception will also give you better digital reception.
