Many of you still writing in and having trouble hooking up your digital TV converters. We’ve decided to add another article to our series that aims to help you setup your digital television converter. If you haven’t had time to order your digital TV converter, now is the time. Many coupons will be expiring soon, [...]
Luckily, a fair bit of the U.S. television viewers won’t have to do a thing to prepare for the coming demise of analog TV. With few exceptions, TV stations will stop broadcasting in analog on Feb. 17. If you subscribe to cable, satellite or some other pay-TV service, you’ll continue to receive programming. But if [...]
Setting Up Your Digital-to-Analog Converter Box
(For viewing analog and digital broadcasts)
Digital TV Converter
Analog TVs can receive digital television (DTV) signals by using a “Digital-to-Analog Converter Box” that can be purchased at retail stores. If you wish to watch over-the-air programming with an antenna (such as “rabbit ears” on your TV or an antenna on your [...]
Basic DTV converter setup with twin-lead antenna
Digital TV Converter
This article will help you install your
digital-to-analog-converter box if your TV set has twin-lead
terminals for attaching the antenna, instead of a coaxial
connector plug or port.
Supplies: You will need your analog TV,
the antenna you have been using (indoor or outdoor), the
twin-lead wire that currently connects your antenna to [...]
Setting Up Your Digital-to-Analog Converter Box
(Basic)
Digital TV Converter
This Fact Sheet describes the
installation of a digital-to-analog converter box with your
current antenna and analog TV. This guide will help you
prepare so that when you purchase a converter box you will
know what to expect and whether you may need help setting it
up.
Supplies: You will need your
analog TV, [...]
Setting Up Your Digital-to-Analog Converter Box
With a VCR
Digital TV Converter
Analog TVs and VCRs can receive digital
television (DTV) broadcast signals by using a
“Digital-to-Analog Converter Box” that can be purchased at
retail stores. If you use a single converter box and Set-Up
#1, you can watch and record one channel at a time. If you
use two converter boxes and [...]