If you have dish network, do you still need to buy a DTV converter box? ?

Question

If so, will the Zenith DTT901 give us all the dish channels or do we need a different one?

Answer 1

no

Answer 2

Dish satellite TV signals have always been digital. There is a (satellite only) converter built into the receiver that changes them to analog so older TVs can understand them.

Converters like the Zenith only work with over the air TV digital (ATSC) signals and do not work with and have nothing to do with satellite TV signals.

The question is, do you get your local channels through the Dish satellite or through an antenna? If you get them with an antenna,  you need something with a Digital ATSC tuner to keep seeing them after the 2/2009 over the air analog shutdown.

The ATSC tuner could be a converter box, a newer TV with a digital (ATSC) tuner built in, or a satellite receiver that also has a ATSC tuner built into it.

Answer 3

no you will not have to but get direc tv they have nfl sunday ticket plus cheaper and beder

Answer 4

no, you're good to go.

Answer 5

DTV is only for old tvs like antenna tvs.  

Answer 6

No, if your connected to a subscription service, like cox, quest sky angel , or direct tv, you don't need one. You only need one to replace your old bunny ears antennas. Those are the only one's that won't work anymore.

Answer 7

no

Your safe if you have Dish

Answer 8

People with satelite and cable will not have to buy converter boxes. The will be needed by people who have their tv coming in on a small antenna like rabbit ears.

Answer 9

nope, u don't need to but i suggest u get directv  because it has more channels and more services, but dish s good to go though.

Answer 10

DISH NETWORK SUCKS! get a different carrier