Or is digital cable required for all HDTV programming? I know you can receive local HD channels by using a set-top box, but was wondering if it would work with analog cable.
2006-08-22 15:45:32 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Consumer Electronics ➔ TVs
Yes but they won't be in HD unless you get yourself a HD setup
2006-08-22 15:50:48 · answer #1 · answered by PP4865 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is no technical reason that HDTV cannot be transmitted over "analog" cable; after all, the signal is just a modulated RF carrier and the cable can't tell the difference. However, most cable systems require you to subscribe to digital service in order to get HDTV. This way you get the converter box with your service that outputs video level HD signals (HDMI or component).
2006-08-22 19:27:54 · answer #2 · answered by gp4rts 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you have a Hi-Def tuner in your receiver/TV and you hook up cable you will find HD channels. Just auto-program your tuner and you will probably find a bunch of them that you cannot receive, but here and there you will find those that you can. They will not be in the advertised locations (such as channel 104 maybe @ 81.09) so just write them down and this will allow you to pay for regular cable and not have to pay the extra for the 'cable card' (that just locates the channels and put them on the correct channel) or pay for the digital cable box. Digital cable boxes are call that because they use digital technology the access the channels, the output is still analog unless you are using HDMI or DVI.
2006-08-22 19:19:00 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
you would possibly want to should be more desirable particular about what sort of television service you've / what the television is linked to. it truly is because a coaxial cable will be used to deliver kinds of signals searching on what's linked to it and this finally determines no matter if you may get carry of HD. If the coaxial cable is linked to an antenna, you may get carry of 720p and 1080i extreme Definition declares from digital over-the-air declares provided that the television has an ATSC tuner. If the coaxial cable is linked on your energetic cable outlet, and your television has a equipped in QAM tuner, you'd be able to acquire some unencrypted digital television channels in 720p/1080i HD. yet oftentimes basically the loose broadcast (antenna) channels are unencrypted. If the coaxial cable is linked between your television and digital set-correct field, it is going to likely be restricted to 480i/p analog video (the coaxial cable between the cable outlet and the cable field can carry HD signals). as a thanks to get extreme definition from the cable field, you want to apply both an HDMI (digital) or component (analog) connection.
2016-11-26 23:59:49 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
HDTV is based on your TV.
You can have an HDTV ready tv and not see HDTV programing...thats what Digital cable brings. Analog cant.
2006-08-22 15:51:58 · answer #5 · answered by NARC 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can't get it over analogue cable, but you can get HD signals over the air, if your local stations broadcast in that quality, but you need a special antenna for it.
2006-08-22 16:02:56 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
HDTV is not an analog technology, so no, it won;t work in HD quality.
2006-08-22 15:50:51 · answer #7 · answered by neal8123 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋