Parents live on waterfront & have always had antenae TV - how will they be affected with this HDTV conversion?

Question

They just purchased a brand new TV-do they have to convert-they don't have much money per month to work with as it is

Answer 1

I'm pretty sure most new tvs are now sold with digital compatibility, so they wouldn't need a converter.

Check out the FAQ site in the sources, it might give you some more info.

Answer 2

This is a commonly confused with consumers right now...IT IS NOT AN HDTV CONVERSION. It's a Digital Conversion. Although HD is a digital signal....NOT ALL digital signals are high definition. If they just bought a brand new tv, they really should have nothing to worry about, as newer tvs all have digital tuners in them anyway.

Answer 3

OK,  if the new tv is HDTV ready and has  a tuner built in it.  It will work fine on the their old antenna if it has UHF on it.  Most antennas are UHF/VHF combination.  It must have RG 6 coax cable for your digital signals and for HD.  Also if it has a built in tuner it is ready and will work fine on HD if they are transmitting HD in that area.    My area is already transmitting HD and  it is wonderful quality. At the present they do not transmitt 24 hours a day but always  always at night and they should tell you what freqency they are tranmitting 480, 720 or 1080.  In other words Ultra high frequency is now for digtial or hd  signals.  They will also receive  several more channels on the digital and HD signals through their local networks.   480 is digital 720 and 1080 is HD. Guess what all the digital and HD is free through the air.  I pick up over 20 channels now on local tv.

Answer 4

If the set is larger than 32" then by law it has to have digital tuner in it---unless its just monitor.