Soon all television will be broadcast in digital format. The move has been brought about as it will make it easier for public safety communications with less traffic on the airwaves. Digital broadcasting is also a more efficient way of transmitting television images. The increased availability of HDTV models is good timing as digital transmissions coupled with digital transmission spells better picture quality. You will be able to experience picture quality that is on par with going to the movies. Depending on what type of television you have you can adjust the color and make things even more brighter. Sounds like a dream. There's a problem though, what if you still have an analog television? The answer would be that you need a HDTV converter box.
What You Need
If you don't have cable or satellite TV then you will probably need a HDTV converter box to watch digital programming with an analog TV. Once all broadcasting has completely switched to digital format you will not be able to watch television without a converter. If your television set does not come with a built in digital tuner then you would need a HDTV converter box to watch any digital programming.
If however you already have a built in digital converter than you only need an antenna whether indoor or outdoor. Should you already be subscribing to cable or satellite then talk to your cable provider about whether you need a HDTV converter box. They will be able to better help you with what equipment you need. Once you have a converter box you will probably not need to install anything else, though some antenna such as those that do not receive UHF signals will need to be replaced. Look into finding an antenna that is able to work well with digital transmission.
Your Other Appliances
You probably already have a lot of equipment that is hooked up to your television. Anything from you VCR player, video game consoles, DVD players and camcorders are all appliances that you may already have that were purchased before the whole switch to digital. Your analog compatible appliances will still work but without the same clarity and picture quality that digital picture provides. Your HDTV converter box won't help these appliances but there are connectors on the market that can improve the sound and picture quality as the switch takes place. If however you can put up with the reduced sound and picture quality then this is something you can put on hold and tolerate.
What You Need
If you don't have cable or satellite TV then you will probably need a HDTV converter box to watch digital programming with an analog TV. Once all broadcasting has completely switched to digital format you will not be able to watch television without a converter. If your television set does not come with a built in digital tuner then you would need a HDTV converter box to watch any digital programming.
If however you already have a built in digital converter than you only need an antenna whether indoor or outdoor. Should you already be subscribing to cable or satellite then talk to your cable provider about whether you need a HDTV converter box. They will be able to better help you with what equipment you need. Once you have a converter box you will probably not need to install anything else, though some antenna such as those that do not receive UHF signals will need to be replaced. Look into finding an antenna that is able to work well with digital transmission.
Your Other Appliances
You probably already have a lot of equipment that is hooked up to your television. Anything from you VCR player, video game consoles, DVD players and camcorders are all appliances that you may already have that were purchased before the whole switch to digital. Your analog compatible appliances will still work but without the same clarity and picture quality that digital picture provides. Your HDTV converter box won't help these appliances but there are connectors on the market that can improve the sound and picture quality as the switch takes place. If however you can put up with the reduced sound and picture quality then this is something you can put on hold and tolerate.
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