Comments on: Pick Up HDTV Signals Over the Air with a Tuner http://blog.jr.com/pick-up-hdtv-signals-over-the-air-with-a-tuner/ J & R: Tech, Gadgets, Gossip and Music Blog Mon, 13 Feb 2012 17:58:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: Harry http://blog.jr.com/pick-up-hdtv-signals-over-the-air-with-a-tuner/comment-page-1/#comment-11584 Harry Thu, 02 Aug 2007 19:21:42 +0000 http://www.rnyk.com/pick-up-hdtv-signals-over-the-air-with-a-tuner/#comment-11584 Analog signals will be going the way of the dodo but they are being replaced by digital signals. Not all digital signals will be HD. If your TV can't reproduce HD you won't be seeing HD. But you may be able to receive digital TV signals with this. Analog signals will be going the way of the dodo but they are being replaced by digital signals. Not all digital signals will be HD. If your TV can’t reproduce HD you won’t be seeing HD. But you may be able to receive digital TV signals with this.

]]> By: peter samuel http://blog.jr.com/pick-up-hdtv-signals-over-the-air-with-a-tuner/comment-page-1/#comment-11447 peter samuel Sat, 28 Jul 2007 18:49:20 +0000 http://www.rnyk.com/pick-up-hdtv-signals-over-the-air-with-a-tuner/#comment-11447 i realy want hdt signal i realy want hdt signal

]]> By: Paul Garmon http://blog.jr.com/pick-up-hdtv-signals-over-the-air-with-a-tuner/comment-page-1/#comment-11385 Paul Garmon Thu, 26 Jul 2007 18:49:19 +0000 http://www.rnyk.com/pick-up-hdtv-signals-over-the-air-with-a-tuner/#comment-11385 These comments apply to the Samsung DTB-H260F. It will pick up UNSCRAMBLED QAM channels from your cable TV system in addition to over the air signals, It's sometimes hard to discern this from the documentation. The channel numbering will most likely be entirely strange (i.e. channel numbers like 125-3), but the HDTV channels are quite amazing. Often, local HDTV stations are unscrambled, but regular cable boxes prevent you from viewing those channel numbers. I hooked one up to a DVI LCD computer monitor using an HDMI to DVI cable and it looked great (may not work with all LCD monitors?). Beware that connecting it to an older SDTV, while it works (and it will scale the HDTV down to SDTV), lacks any onscreen display (i.e. controls), and is therefore not entirely useful. These comments apply to the Samsung DTB-H260F. It will pick up UNSCRAMBLED QAM channels from your cable TV system in addition to over the air signals, It’s sometimes hard to discern this from the documentation. The channel numbering will most likely be entirely strange (i.e. channel numbers like 125-3), but the HDTV channels are quite amazing. Often, local HDTV stations are unscrambled, but regular cable boxes prevent you from viewing those channel numbers. I hooked one up to a DVI LCD computer monitor using an HDMI to DVI cable and it looked great (may not work with all LCD monitors?). Beware that connecting it to an older SDTV, while it works (and it will scale the HDTV down to SDTV), lacks any onscreen display (i.e. controls), and is therefore not entirely useful.

]]> By: Martin VanMeter http://blog.jr.com/pick-up-hdtv-signals-over-the-air-with-a-tuner/comment-page-1/#comment-11384 Martin VanMeter Thu, 26 Jul 2007 17:39:19 +0000 http://www.rnyk.com/pick-up-hdtv-signals-over-the-air-with-a-tuner/#comment-11384 Almost all network broadcast TV is now in digital format as well as the long existing analog format. Free over-the-air (OTA) digital TV from the ABC, NBC, CBS, FOX, and PBS network depends on you location relative to the broadcast towers. If you live close to the towers, an indoor TV antenna will work, but if you live more than 20 miles from the towers, you will need an outdoor antenna for optimum reception. The signal flow is antenna to digital (ATSC) tuner to TV. To see what may be available in your area, enter your zip code or full address into www.antennaweb.org and when the results are displayed, click on the selection to show "digital" stations only. Almost all network broadcast TV is now in digital format as well as the long existing analog format. Free over-the-air (OTA) digital TV from the ABC, NBC, CBS, FOX, and PBS network depends on you location relative to the broadcast towers. If you live close to the towers, an indoor TV antenna will work, but if you live more than 20 miles from the towers, you will need an outdoor antenna for optimum reception. The signal flow is antenna to digital (ATSC) tuner to TV.

To see what may be available in your area, enter your zip code or full address into http://www.antennaweb.org and when the results are displayed, click on the selection to show “digital” stations only.

]]> By: John http://blog.jr.com/pick-up-hdtv-signals-over-the-air-with-a-tuner/comment-page-1/#comment-11382 John Thu, 26 Jul 2007 16:16:44 +0000 http://www.rnyk.com/pick-up-hdtv-signals-over-the-air-with-a-tuner/#comment-11382 HDTV signals are currently being broadcast along with the current analog signals. In 2009 the analog signals will no longer be broadcast, so if you want to watch free TV then, you will need to have an HDTV decoder. Alot of the new TV's already have HDTV tuners (also called ATSC tuners) built in, so you don't need to get this Samsung tuner (or any other brand) if you plan to buy a new TV. You will only need it if you want to use your old TV to watch HDTV programs. If you do alot of recording of TV shows, there are some DVD recorders that have HDTV decoders built-in so you can use them to replace your VCR. The location of the TV/tuner is irrelevant. What matters is the location of your HDTV antenna. If you have a antenna of the roof of your house, chances are you will have get excellent reception. If you don't have a roof antenna, most likely the reception will be weaker than a roof antenna and you will need to move the antenna around to see where you get the best reception. HDTV signals are currently being broadcast along with the current analog signals. In 2009 the analog signals will no longer be broadcast, so if you want to watch free TV then, you will need to have an HDTV decoder.

Alot of the new TV’s already have HDTV tuners (also called ATSC tuners) built in, so you don’t need to get this Samsung tuner (or any other brand) if you plan to buy a new TV. You will only need it if you want to use your old TV to watch HDTV programs. If you do alot of recording of TV shows, there are some DVD recorders that have HDTV decoders built-in so you can use them to replace your VCR.

The location of the TV/tuner is irrelevant. What matters is the location of your HDTV antenna. If you have a antenna of the roof of your house, chances are you will have get excellent reception. If you don’t have a roof antenna, most likely the reception will be weaker than a roof antenna and you will need to move the antenna around to see where you get the best reception.

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