Q. Are the standard cables that Comcast supplies for their HDTV converter boxes good enough instead of investing in gold tipped cables? Which cables are best for quality and price?
A. The premium cable market is somewhat a scam and in most all cases, you will probably be fine without the high priced ones.
If you have an HD Antenna, do you need an HDTV Converter box?
Q. I bought my family converter boxes, they think you have to have an HD Antenna to go to the boxes and they think that their analog Tv will come in more clearer with an HD Antenna going into the HDTV Converter Boxes. They have over the air waves broadcasting. Anyway, I thought if they had an HD Antenna, then they didn't need the boxes? Can anyone help me on this? what do you all think? Thanks in advance for any help and it is appreciated.
A. If you go antenna shopping, you will find that they all say "HD", "Digital", or "HDTV". It's all marketing BS; the fact is that in North America, all TV antennas can receive both analog and digital TV broadcasts, even 30 year old antennas.
Most people can just connect their converter box between their existing antenna & TV and do just fine. If you get a stable digital picture without breakups, no antenna is going to give you a "better" (digital) picture.
If you end up needing better antennas to prevent picture breakups, the one thing that is absolutely useless in picking a better antenna is whether the package has "HD" (or "Digital", "HDTV" ....) on it.
What constitutes a good antenna is very location dependent. If you ask about this, include at least your zip code and experience with analog TV quality with the old antenna (describe) at the same location.
You need to be connected to a antenna, just like analog TVs. They "convert" the digital TV signal that the antenna picks up into an old style analog signal that your TV can understand.
Most people can just connect their converter box between their existing antenna & TV and do just fine. If you get a stable digital picture without breakups, no antenna is going to give you a "better" (digital) picture.
If you end up needing better antennas to prevent picture breakups, the one thing that is absolutely useless in picking a better antenna is whether the package has "HD" (or "Digital", "HDTV" ....) on it.
What constitutes a good antenna is very location dependent. If you ask about this, include at least your zip code and experience with analog TV quality with the old antenna (describe) at the same location.
You need to be connected to a antenna, just like analog TVs. They "convert" the digital TV signal that the antenna picks up into an old style analog signal that your TV can understand.
What is the best low price tv antenna?
Q. I installed a HDTV converter for my aunt. She has some old rabbits ears. They pick up all the channels but two very well. Those two come in sometimes with a great picture and other times we get a message that the signal is not sufficient. One of the two is VHF and the other UHF. I think if we got a better antenna it would be fine.
A. John,
There are a lot of very good antennas out there. You might take a look at http://www.antennaweb.org/aw/welcome.aspx and put in the details of the antenna location, etc. and this will suggest some info on the type of antenna you need. Also, for digital TV, it might be that you just need an amplified set of rabbit ears. Best Buy has them.
There are a lot of very good antennas out there. You might take a look at http://www.antennaweb.org/aw/welcome.aspx and put in the details of the antenna location, etc. and this will suggest some info on the type of antenna you need. Also, for digital TV, it might be that you just need an amplified set of rabbit ears. Best Buy has them.
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