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amron
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I'm getting confusing messages. The ads on TV said so long as you are hooked up to a cable you don't need anything, but my cable company said I needed boxes for the TV's which are currently on basic cable (no converter box to the set). Which is true??? Today I get all the same channels on my TV's without the converter box as I do on the TV with the box. Only difference is I get an on=line program guide with the box. Do I need converter boxes or will basic cable do the trick?
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David
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You need to repent now!! Forsake false gods, pray for your soul to be...,oh I should have read the whole article, nevermind.
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arthur
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how do i find the information on my tv to see if is has a internal digital tuner?
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David
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arthur wrote: how do i find the information on my tv to see if is has a internal digital tuner? Arthur, fill your bathtub about 8" of water, place the TV at one end, you at the other, have someone that doesen't really care for you plug the cord into the outlet, if you see stars it works, if you don't, it's time to buy another TV.
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narkspud
Van Nuys, CA
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He's here all week. Try the veal.
Anyway ... Is your TV widescreen? Are the pictures always flawless, with no snow or ghosts whatsoever? Do you get 24 hour weather on channels 4-2 and 7-3? Have you ever even seen a TV channel number with a dash in it?
No? Then you don't have a digital tuner and will need a converter box.
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narkspud
Van Nuys, CA
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... and Amron, if you're still interested, the cable company's boxes are a whole different thing. Whether you need one or not depends on how the cable company has their system set up. I would assume that if you have a TV on cable that's working without a box now, it should continue to work the same way after February, for a while anyway. But you'll need to take that up with the cable weasels, and if you need a converter box for cable, it needs to come from the cable company. Good luck getting a straight answer from them.
The converter boxes the ad was talking about - the ones that can be purchased with the government coupons - are strictly for antenna reception, and don't work with cable.
A lot of these "end of analog TV" ads could be written a bit better. So much of what they say is terribly confusing, or just plain wrong.
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Hoppity
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Grab your coat.
Don't forget your hat.
Leave your worries.
Leave them on the doorstep.
Just direct your feet
to the sunny side of the street.
High there!
Sugar Bear here.
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kae
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I have a tv hooked up to cable without a box? Will I need to get a converter
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David
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You need to get new TVs and quit asking stupid questions.
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kae
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David wrote: You need to get new TVs and quit asking stupid questions. You need to be a nicer person I am sorry that you are such a miserable human
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David
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kae wrote: <quoted text>
You need to be a nicer person I am sorry that you are such a miserable human Apology accepted.
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narkspud
Van Nuys, CA
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Anyway, to answer your question: If you're on cable, then the conversion is the cable company's problem, not yours. They might require you to rent one of their boxes, but that's not the same thing. You should be OK unless the cable weasels specifically tell you otherwise.(And don't bother calling and asking them - their phone center people know less about it than you do.)
The "coupon eligible converter boxes" are not cable boxes. They're strictly for antennas, and don't even work with cable.
You might want to have one handy anyway in case your cable goes out.
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kae
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Thank you for the clarification.
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David
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kae wrote: Thank you for the clarification. Your welcome, Kae. A new TV is not such a bad idea after all, is it?
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