If you have a television that is not digital ready and you are not wanting to go out a buy a new television, then there is only one way to convert your television to where it is digital ready. That is to buy a digital converter box. These can be bought online mainly and some department stores may still carry them. It is wise to also buy an antenna to help gain better reception which will get you more channels. There is a great digital,www.digitallanding.com/TV-HDTV/article_display.cfm/article_id/4543 website that shows you everything you need to know when you are ready to switch to digital.

Once you have your converter box, the rest is simple! First off you want to hook to converter box to the television using a regular cable. Next, you will turn your television to channel 3 and power on you converter box. This should put you to the main screen. Go to the menu and press auto scan and this will automatically go through the airwaves to find as many channels as possible. Your converter box should have a hookup for a antenna. If you don’t get many channels, you should try using one. After the scan is finished, you should be ready to watch television. Enjoy!