does this tv need a digital converter for antenna use?
1587250
no it doesn't. I hook the tv up directly to the antenna on my travel trailer...no problems.
1587251
I bought this for use as a Karaoke monitor. to get it to work as a TV, I ordered a S-video to VGA converter box and ran S-video from my direct TV box to the new converter box and then VGA cord to the monitor. works great!
1587252
This tv has a ATSC tuner which means it can recieve the new digital tv signal without a seperate tuner box. I hope this helps.
1587253
We use this in our motorhome. We plugged it right into the antenna. We do get digital channels.
1587254
No it doesn't. It works fine with an antenna for the only 3 channels we can get in our camper.
1895290
Yes, you would need an antenna. By the way, there are no "digital" antennas. Most digital channels are on UHF frequencies. a so called digital antenna is a UHF antenna. I bought an antenna on Amazon and it works well. Look at one of the TV websites and punch in your address, and it will tell you which way to point your antenna and how many channels you will likely be able to receive.
293503
Antenna yes. Converter box, no. This TV is digital-ready so the converter box is unnecessary. That's true of all TV's currently on the market.
1563883
Yes; you will still need a converter. It really is just an antenna that week help you get the clearest picture possible, but it isn't a substitute for a converter/doesn't have one built into it. It is a great antenna though.
1819574
You only need a digital converter box if you currently have an analog television(older tube type/not flat screen) connected to an over-the-air antenna signal.
2071602
You don't need a digital converter for most new TV's. The RCA antenna will plug right into your cable input on your TV. You will need to go into the menu under setup and run a scan under antenna.
2247291
If you have a digital receiver, it will work, regardless as to whether it is an HD set. If you have an analog set, you will need a digital converter to run the antenna through.
393901
Yes but you need a converter for antenna tv because it has a internal digital copyright block for it's tuner.
1205013
Yes, the Philips unit will work as a digital converter. It has two tuners- one analog and one digital. Use the remote to select the digital tuner and it will output the digital channels in your area (provided you're getting a good signal from your antenna) to your analog TV.
1704434
Seems like a conversion box will still be needed...television stations have converted to digital signals (used to be analog) and the old TV's cannot view the digital signals without a conversion box
2247290
There particular digital antennas are intended to give great HD clarity for free; however, you do not need to have a HDTV but DO need to have a digital TV. This antenna will not work with an analog television. You would need to purchase a converter.
914881
If you live in a digital broadcast area no antenna should be needed. The set is new enough that it should also not require the special box from a couple years ago. I just have basic cable hooked up to it and had to program the tv twice to get all analog and digital channels.
1171106
By saying your TV is not HD ready I am going to assume you mean it is not digital TV ready. In order to make your TV able to receive digital signals you will need a digital converter box. The antenna attaches to the converter box and then you connect the converter box to your TV. The converter box receives over the air digital signals which are free and converts those signals/channels to an analog format that will be compatible with the inputs on your TV.
22090
It is a digital TV and has a digital tuner built in. You do not need a converter box. An antenna can be connected directly via a coaxial cable.
2025709
You know need a converter to turn analog signals to digital to watch TV in the US
1229026
Yes, it works very well with a digital signal converter box. I bought this antenna to use with my converter box. Since I've upgraded my televisions, I don't need the converter box any longer, however, I kept the antenna to plug into my television and it works great.
179673
If your TV has a built-in tuner to receive digital broadcasts, the antenna should work. If your TV does not have a digital tuner, you will almost definitely get nothing. Digital capability is also know as ATSC. Old analog-only "cable ready" sets did not have ATSC tuners. In the U.S., there are some cities that have a few low-power analog channels still being broadcast, but that is rare and all the major channels are only broadcast digitally now.