Do i need a digital converter box?

Question

since i have an HDTV will i still need to buy a digital converter box?

Answer 1

If you have cable or an hd antenna no.

Answer 2

only if you have an antenna. If you have cable or satellite you should be fine. most new t.v.'s have a digital converter already inside them.

Answer 3

You state HDTV so probably use Cable or Satellite to provide the content for your TV.  If that is the case then no.  

However, if you do not use cable/satellite and you currently use rabbit ears or an HD antenna you should not need the box since your set is newer TV and is HD ready.  You would want to verify your set is not analog only with your manufacture to be sure.

Here is a link to the FTC web page with answers to common questions as well as what the FTC says it means to us.

What Does This Mean To You?

If all of your TVs are hooked up to cable or satellite, you will continue to get your TV after the switch. Just check with your cable or satellite company to be sure.

If you have a digital TV, you are ready for the switch. (If your TV is more than 10 years old it probably is not digital. If it is less than 10 years old, ask the manufacturer if your TV is “analog-only.”)

If you have an analog-only TV with a roof top antenna or “rabbit ears,” you will not be able to watch most TV stations after February 17, 2009 unless you get a “converter box.”