2007-10-12 03:09:14 · 2 answers · asked by randall n 1 in Consumer Electronics ➔ TVs
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You will not be able to see HD, but you should be able to see (in standard def.) all the digital off-the-air broadcasts using a low-cost set-top.
2007-10-12 03:59:03 · answer #1 · answered by TV guy 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
(Answer assumes you are in the US)
To watch HD programs you just need a digital tuner box. Your old TV will display the HD programing in at a quality level similar to what you get with a DVD player.
The level of image quality that you can get from a DVD player is, by definition, less than HD quality.
For over the air programing that you get with an antenna (OTA), these tuner/converters run about $100 by mail order. If you wait until Jan 2008 the US government is starting a coupon program that will drop the price to about $20 (after coupon). These will be sold in retails stores. Look for ads in January.
Converters that qualify for this government program will receive all of the digital and analog OTA signals. including "HD" ones.
An alternative is to buy a DVD recorder with a digital (ATSC) tuner. This acts like a VCR replacement. About $200 for a decent one.
Usually cable and satellite companies supply converters as part of their set top boxes.
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Old type OTA TV signals = NTSC = "Analog TV"
New type OTA TV signals = ATSC = "Digital TV" = DTV
Digital signals used on some cable systems = QAM
OTA = "Over the Air" = stuff you get through your TV antenna
ATSC & QAM (DTV) is not necessarily HD. But HD or not, when you convert it to analog (NTSC) it's not going to be HD
2007-10-12 04:48:29 · answer #2 · answered by Stephen P 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋