Our cable company recently went 100 % digital and they are charging for a digital box for each tv in the house. Would this take the place of the box?
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No this will not take the place of the digital box. Only bring in channels clear that it can pick up, mostly local channel.
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After I thought about this, I think I have the answer. It may be switching box for your antenna input between cable and digital over the air that is being converted to a cable signal. Just a thought. You set your television up to receive a type of signal input for your antenna input, either air or cable. I have Time Warner and local stations are incorporated into their channel package. Go to your cable company's website, sign in and look for "Chat" and ask. They will be glad to answer.Have a great day!Mark
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With this antenna you do not need cable boxes or anything else it picks up your local stations and any other free channels
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All newer flat screen televisions are capable of receiving Air, Cable, HDMI, ColorStreamHD, Video and PC. For basic cable channels you don't need a converter or interface with the cable company. You use their box to view non basic channels, get a channel menu, pay channels or as a digital recorder to play something back a a later date. A digital over the air antenna has nothing to do with cable. If you are using their converter box for HDMI, you can also hook up a digital antenna for local stations and switch back and forth from cable to antenna. But you don't need that antenna for cable nor will the antenna replace cable, They are two different things. I hope this helps. Have a great day! All newer flat screen televisions are capable of receiving Air, Cable, HDMI, ColorStreamHD, Video and PC. For basic cable channels you don't need a converter or interface with the cable company. You use their box to view non basic channels, get a channel menu, pay channels or as a digital recorder to play something back a a later date. A digital over the air antenna has nothing to do with cable. If you are using their converter box for HDMI, you can also hook up a digital antenna for local stations and switch back and forth from cable to antenna. But you don't need that antenna for cable... » Read More All newer flat screen televisions are capable of receiving Air, Cable, HDMI, ColorStreamHD, Video and PC. For basic cable channels you don't need a converter or interface with the cable company. You use their box to view non basic channels, get a channel menu, pay channels or as a digital recorder to play something back a a later date. A digital over the air antenna has nothing to do with cable. If you are using their converter box for HDMI, you can also hook up a digital antenna for local stations and switch back and forth from cable to antenna. But you don't need that antenna for cable nor will the antenna replace cable, They are two different things. I hope this helps. Have a great day! « Show Less
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I picked up a cable card from the local Brighthouse office - no charge. There is nothing more you need, although it can take some time for the channels to come up. There are a few channels that came up on the old cable box that are still unavailable on the cable card.
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when we had cable, brighthouse , cable worked on our standard definition tv without a converter box, i think theres something built into the cable box already. if you only use this magnavox youre going to get over-the-air channels like local and PBS stuff like that and id recommend getting a digital antenna
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If you don't want cable TV anymore just pick up a digital hd antenna $12 to $50 avg. To pick up local stations...a converter box is not necessary
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Ok..so it's not digital capable, but if I have cable tv coming into my home already, won't I still be ok to use this device?
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No. If you 've never heard the difference no loss. Once you do go digital you won't go back the saying goes. When you upgrade to a smart tv you will be all set. By the way it does sound awesome for exactly what it is. A quality box.
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NOT TRUE. Many cable companies aka Comcast are switching the majority of their cable lineup to Digital. I used to get channels 02-99 in analog. Comcast is switching channels 31-99 to digital (most of the good stations). Thus, you may need a digital tuner to receive some/all stations depending on your cable provider.
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I have had my TV for over a year. All of our channels here are digital now, so I am not sure about that. The box it came in say Digital Prism TV. Perhaps you can try it out in the store or ask a store clerk. I have been very happy with mine.
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It depends. Like most HD televisions standard definition looks fine. If it's a tv station make sure your cable box is a HD box otherwise it will be fuzzy. Other devices such as consoles look fine just not as defined
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No, this box needs a fiber optic (Toslink) input for a digital output. It does not convert analog to digital.
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no, this is for tv signals that are no longer used. It is analog and all TV is in digital now.
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You need a box for all HD service, some charge for HD some don t check with your cable company
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Most likely not. This DVR uses a Coaxial Input (the kind used by over-the-air antennas). While the cable input into your "Cable Box" is a coaxial input, this device does not have the ability to convert the (scrambled/digital) signal from the cable company into a picture you could view on your television. Your best bet would be to ask your cable provider to supply a DVR which is designed to work on their system.
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Mine was "bent" when it arrived. It wouldn't work. If you have Direct TV you can have a second unit with no cost if you promise not to use both at the same time. No problem for me as we are either in one place or the other. You just have to move one of your units to the second location. With Direct you will need their "special" hook-up.It will not work otherwise.
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We have direct tv and it works fine with the box, if that's what you are referring to.
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Yes, if you only want to use this for watching Netflix/Amazon Prime, Pamdora etc you will not need another cable box. If you want to watch live TV, you will need to either get a cable/Sat box or get a digital OTA antenna .
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A lot of misinformation below. This DOES work with cable (in my case FIOS) assuming the digital stations are not encrypted by your provider. Almost all stations are encrypted outside of local networks like ABC, NBC, PBS, etc. So don't purchase this thinking you can bypass your providers set top box for things like HGTV, USA, TBS, ESPN, etc even if they are part of your plan. If all you need is local stations (like me) and stream everything else with Netflix and the like, this should work great (just clarify with your provider that your local stations are QAM-compatible and unencrypted).