High Def T.V.

[Joan.of.the.Arch]

Come to think of it, sometimes I put toast in the toaster.

[mike8822]

Hi-def TV is amazing. I got mine this year. It is like looking out of a window when you watch say a golf game. So clear it is amazing.

You can still keep the old TV sets. You can buy a box that will convert the signal.

[Hot dog]

Ok so like three maybe four years ago we got a TV and I thought we were doing good they said it was high def and that soon all TVs were going to be. I am now thinking that is high def compatible and is not integrated. Do I need the convertor also and what good is the high def tv if I still need the convertor. I also have bunny ears. I have an amplified antennae and get most of the regular channels. but if I got the convertor now would I get all the high def channels. A neighbor has a high def antennae and they get two or three of each major channel. They just get the surrounding states also. Or is that what I need a big high def antennae? I looked on the back of my tv it says high def but it is not a coaxial cable hole it looks like the wire I used to hook up my computer don't know what it is called

[safari]

Ok so like three maybe four years ago we got a TV and I thought we were doing good they said it was high def and that soon all TVs were going to be. I am now thinking that is high def compatible and is not integrated. Do I need the convertor also and what good is the high def tv if I still need the convertor. I also have bunny ears. I have an amplified antennae and get most of the regular channels. but if I got the convertor now would I get all the high def channels. A neighbor has a high def antennae and they get two or three of each major channel. They just get the surrounding states also. Or is that what I need a big high def antennae? I looked on the back of my tv it says high def but it is not a coaxial cable hole it looks like the wire I used to hook up my computer don't know what it is called

If your TV doesn't have an integrated ATSC tuner, you won't be able to watch any OTA (over the air) channels with an antenna after February 17, 2009. If you have satellite or cable, it wouldn't matter because they have the digital decoder built into the box. But if you're planning to use an antenna and your TV does not have a digital tuner, you will need to get a digital set-top box in order to watch any channels. A digital-to-analog converter is only needed for people who have analog TV's, but you have an HD-ready TV, so make sure you get a digital set-top box and not a converter. All TV antennas are capable of receiving digital signals, so your bunny ears will do just fine. A lot of antennas being sold now are being marketed as hi-def antennas, but it doesn't make any difference. Any antenna is just a piece of metal, and it can receive both digital and analog signals. The tuner is what decodes those signals and sends them to your TV. If you can't get a good reception with bunny ears, you can try a multidirectional or an amplified antenna, but it's a different topic altogether. You can get more information on the FCC website.

[darenite]

Personally I doubt all channels will go utterly HD for a long while yet. To date HD has been mostly for tech nuts and video gamers, (though I'll admit that HD shows look GREAT on my HDTV). The growing penetration of HD though, has had many positive effects on the prices of HD sets. Sooner or later all new TVs will be HD in some way shape or form.