Boy oh boy oh boy. This digital crap is screwing everyone up. First off HDTV is short for High
Definition TV. However HD wasn't around until they came up with digital transmission. So if you have a HDTV it is already capable of receiving digital transmission (NO CABLE BOX REQUIRED). Your SDTV is Standard Definition TV, but could digital also. Are you on cable? If so the service you pay for from your cable company may require a 'cable box' anyway because all the stations and other special features they provide are all encoded so that anyone that doesn't pay doesn't get. Their basic service will allow any working TV analog or digital to get a clear signal, but only for basic service and no cable box will be required for the basic service. If you only have rabbit ears now you will need a digital/analog converter box in between your TV and your antenna. Your digital TV should be able to be connected to an antenna without a digital receiver unless they decide to encode all RF transmission in a digital format. Cornfused?? June 12th turn them all on. If they work good, if not then go get a box.
Definition TV. However HD wasn't around until they came up with digital transmission. So if you have a HDTV it is already capable of receiving digital transmission (NO CABLE BOX REQUIRED). Your SDTV is Standard Definition TV, but could digital also. Are you on cable? If so the service you pay for from your cable company may require a 'cable box' anyway because all the stations and other special features they provide are all encoded so that anyone that doesn't pay doesn't get. Their basic service will allow any working TV analog or digital to get a clear signal, but only for basic service and no cable box will be required for the basic service. If you only have rabbit ears now you will need a digital/analog converter box in between your TV and your antenna. Your digital TV should be able to be connected to an antenna without a digital receiver unless they decide to encode all RF transmission in a digital format. Cornfused?? June 12th turn them all on. If they work good, if not then go get a box.
