Does this have a built in HD Radio Tuner built in or is it only HD Ready and needs some kind of accessory to pick up HD stations?
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It requires an accessory. It is misclassified on Amazon as built-in. I thought I wanted hd radio too, but even without it, this stereo is a great bargain. My coworker bought one after he saw how well mine works with my phone for Bluetooth audio, pandora, hands free calls. I love it.
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It is only HD ready so yes would need to buy an accessory to have that feature.
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I need to make sure I understand the question. The unit is capable of receiving digital signal from local radio and display station and song info on the display but no built in XM or Sirrus receiver that I am aware of. When synced with my Galaxy S 3 it displays Pandora station and song info as well. The sound is fantastic when synced through Bluetooth. Hope this answered your question...
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Not the same as you find in a HD radio but it uses RDS AF to pick up on digital data signal for same stations on different frq but not true HD radio like you find in cars or HD radio tuners.
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It has a connection on the back to install an antenna using a coax wire. I have one on the roof of my home that is made for HDTV and FM.Mine picks up some free HD channels, but for the premium HD channels, you need a box from your service provider.
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Hi, It does not have a built in HD antenna, but you can get one very cheap anywhere for about 20$.Thats what I am doing as well.
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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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You only need a HD antenna to pick up any free HD channels in your viewing area but this won't get paid channels for free only HD channels of local digital over the air content Hope this helped I used to be confused about what free HD meant too
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No it doesn't.. There are some HD radios that have both AM/FM . But it looks like a lot of the AM/FM HD Tuners have been discontinued by their manufacturers. Only the expensive tuners have AM; but the price range can go up to $4,000 with those. Try looking for the "HD Jump" it has AM on it
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The HD Radio is one of the function selections from several sources, including Tuner, USB, iPod, Pandora, aha, Bluetooth, CD, and Auxiliary. Switching between sources is done manually. The HD radio is awesome, and provides FM2 stations as well as FM stations. I mostly use Pandora or my own mixes on MP3 for my sources, which never require adjustment while driving. All in all, very happy with the unit.
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Yes, an antenna is NOT supplied with the receiver. You must buy your own HD antenna. The good thing is there's plenty of good antennas available now, and very affordable. Best luck!
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Yes, it does. It has a built-in digital and analog tuning. It picks up channels if you have a digital HD/Analog antenna or a cable box.
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How were you able to determine that it was a faulty tuner and not user error? I am going through the same situation, although it is over the air and not cable. I was told that I could plug in a standard antenna and receive digital as well as HD channels due to the HD tuner. Please educate me in this matter as I am not versed in this matter.
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I have not used the antenna but it is. Antenna's are designed to pick up signals by what frequencies they are and it has all the right parts to capture the TV stations in this area that is broadcasting in HD, matter of fact all the stations are sending out HD signals now.
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As you can see the antenna is a telescoping rod. I took it to a town 10 miles north of the station and had trouble pulling in my HD channel. So it's not so hot when it comes to sensitivity. (Selectivity is marvelous, since it's "all or nothing" with HD radio.)
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No, you really don't need any brains to use this unit. BTW, its pretty well built and designed. The only thing you need to do in the HDSDR application, if that is what you use, is to set the 125 MHz offset. That is under "OPTIONS" and then "RF FRONT-END". Other than that, it needs antenna in, output to dongle, and powered by USB so you'll need an extra USB port (or separate wall wart). It's that simple.Dave - W0LEV
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No it does not have a hd. How ever with the blue tooth link from my cellphone I never listen to the radio anymore. I get in the car and my phone links up as soo as I turn the key and just play pandora or the music off my phone. Its worth the price.
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Hi Ronald, No, the TV does not need to be HD, but the TV Tuner must be a Digital Tuner. A Regular TV Antenna hooked up to a Digital TV Tuner will also pick up TV Stations. But Newer TVs with a better HD TV Tuner would be your best bet rather than older models.
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Ernest C. Nolder, Yes, there is a digital HD tuner that you can connect "rabbit ear" antennas to get local over-the-air broadcasts. There is a choice to use the tuner, or to have it scan for cable channels, or both. Thanks for your interest in Samsung products. --Mr. S