TV Has NO TUNER,What do I do?

Question

I just bought a tv with no tuner at all. I know that you can use a VCR or DVR but can I just buy a DTV converter box?

Answer 1

Yes, if you live in the US, you can buy a converter box if it has video and audio outputs.  But converter boxes only output standard definition 4 by 3 aspect video.  So if this new TV is a widescreen HDTV you would be better off with a digital set top box.

For the US the best digital set top box is the Samsung DTB-H260F HDTV Tuner which you can read about here:

http://www.samsung.com/us/consumer/detai...

This tuner lets you view HDTV content in HD on your HDTV monitor.  

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Why?  It does not display its menu and setup screens on non-HDTV sets.

You can find this set top box at most electronics retailers such as Best Buy and Circuit City or buy it on their web sites.

http://www.bestbuy.com

http://www.circuitcity.com

Answer 2

yes, of course, but if your gonna spend the money you might really consider a DVR (or a dvd recorder at the very least ( I don't think you can find a VHS with a digital tuner))