Atsc Tuner Wow, this hp-s4253 has a built in atsc tuner? Can it do QAM for digital Cable?
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It does not appear to support any type of digital cable. Samsung has made some models in the past with CableCard slots for digital cable, but this one doesn't have that feature, as far as I can find.
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Thanks for the review Robert! Good tip about the 3 series of Samsung TV's against the older 2 versions. I was all set to buy an older model ending in 2, the 4272 to be exact, but now I think I'll wait.......
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The unit supports ClearQAM through the Tuner, however do consult with your local cable company to understand if they have plans to encrypt them in the near future. You might have to use a cable box to receive channels in the near future.
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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.
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I don't have this card, so I can't reply to your exact question. However, broadcast HD channels are sent using QAM over digital cable, whereas this card has an ATSC (over-the-air) digital tuner. Two different ways of compressing a digital signal.
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Daniel,This unit has two ATSC tuners. I doubt the compatibility between the two systems. I would not recommend this unit, anyway. It has too many faults.
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Yes. It is both an ATSC and QAM tunner. It does not however support NTSC. If your have a "clear" digital cable or digital over the air signal it will tune it.
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You can connect the cable antenna directly to this tuner and it will receive the QAM channels that your cable company puts on the cable. Some do and some don't. Ours does. So do not need to rent a box from the cable company. Only is any good if your cable company has open QAM
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Yes!For anyone who has this laptop, they need to get the ATI HD 750 USB tuner. It is for standard TV and for ATSC. This little laptop can run this tuner with no problems, tune channels, record 720x480 video, etc. I fully recommend it.One word of caution, don't try to use windows media center, or windows media encoder. The software that ATI includes works much better without a lot of CPU usage.Diamond TVW750USB ATI Theater HD 750 USB TV Tuner
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What is a "QAM TUNER" - I use this TV with "Rabbit" ears. "Free TV" no cable or satellite. The screen is as clear as my laptop computer screen is.
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yes it has a built in digital tuner. It actually puts out an incredibly nice HD picture.
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The Channel Master 7001 tuner is not an analog tuner. It is a digital only type tuner. It can pick up digital ATSC signals (over the air digital signals) and it can pickup unscrambled QAM digital signals on a cable TV system. But neither of these two formats are the older type of NTSC "analog" signals you are asking about. Of course analog signals are no longer broadcast over the air and many cable systems are also getting rid of them too since it is an outdated approach. But many cable systems also still carry some analog signals (in standard definition) for those customers that don't want to pay for digital cable boxes or don't have compatible equipment. Most TVs today have both a built in digital tuner and an analog NTSC type tuner so a TV can scan in both types of channels. While it is a drawback of the 7001 tuner that it can't do analog NTSC channels, the price is still very low for what you get given its digital capabilities. I've bought mine realizing it was not going to do the analog channels. I've had it for about two months and really like it for receiving digital HD signals on cable. I use it with an Epson HD projector.
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It has a QAM tuner which is what's required by most providers for direct connect, bypassing the cable box. You will not get premium channels, nor the station guide. And most providers will only supply unscrambled those channels that are available over-the-air. I use this successfully with FIOS TV.
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Daniel, This unit has two ATSC tuners. I doubt the compatibility between the two systems. I would not recommend this unit, anyway. It has too many faults.
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I am not sure what type of tuner does the TV has. According to CNET it has an ATSC digital tuner. http://reviews.cnet.com/flat-panel-tvs/vizio-m3d470kde/4540-6482_7-35508036-4.html And according to this page below, ATSC is not the same as QAM. http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_is_a_built-in_ntsc_atsc_qam_digital_tuner I have not had any problems with the built-in tuner. But I have connected it through the Cox HD box only. I can't give you a better answer since I do not know much about digital tuners. The specs document does not tell specifically (or I do not know how to interpret the info to tell) http://www.hdtvsolutions.com/VIZIO-M3D470KDE.htm By the way, VIZIO sent a firmware update and now I can see movies on netflix!
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This will NOT word on COX or DirecTV or Time Warner or any other cable/satellite provider. Cox is scrambled QAM channels. This will only work on FTA or ATSC channels. I live in the Southern California region and I get almost all ATSC or free channels.
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Yes it has built in TV Tuners: NTSC/ATSC which get over the air analog and digital signals if you screw in an antenna to the TV you will reveive much better picture quality with over the air broadcasts. You can also hook up any digital cable or Sat. box or DVD player etc. through the HDMI or component ports. Here are the full specs of this model. http://westinghousedigital.com/products/led/32-40/ew32s5uw/
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No it has digital ATSC and NTSC analog tuners... If you still have analog channels or air or cable you will have to switch between the tuners in the setup. to watch both.