[Electronics-talk] TV

[Baracco, Andrew W]

A digital TV will probably negate the need for a cable box, at least for
first tier cable service.  You most likely won't need a box unless you
want premium channels.  I have Time Warner Cable, and I have an old
analogue set plugged into the naked cable, without any kind of a box.
It will pick up about 75 channels.  However, about 3 weeks ago, it
stopped picking up TWC's analogue broadcast of our local PBS station,
and now I can only watch it on a digital set.  I was told that within
two years the cable companies will no longer broadcast analogue
channels, and your analogue set will be basically a brick, and you will
need either a digital set or a cable box even if you are using cable.  I
believe the 2009 law does allow for analogue sets below a certain screen
size, I believe 20 inches, but I have not seen analogue sets in our
local Best Buy store in a long time.

Andy


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Sent: Tuesday, February 22, 2011 12:21 PM
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I forgot to say we are on cable.

On Feb 22, 2011, at 12:01 PM, fred olver wrote:

> Tv stations were required to convert to HD almost two years ago. If
you're 
> old Tv is still working without a digital converter I would be
surprised. I 
> believe that all TV's now produced are only digital.
> 
> Fred Olver
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
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> 
> 
>> Hi all,
>> I need to get a new TV. We do not use a cable box. We have a very old
TV 
>> and it is time to get a new one.
>> Do the new TVs have a tuner that works with the old analog signal?
>> Thank you for any help.
>> 
>> 
>> louie
>> louiemost at wavecable.com
>> 
>> 
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