On Sat, 12 Jan 2008 09:58:58 -0500, wrote:

On Sat, 12 Jan 2008 07:38:05 -0600, Mark Lloyd
wrote:

On Sat, 12 Jan 2008 03:28:52 -0800 (PST), wrote:

On Jan 11, 10:11*pm, wrote:
On Sat, 12 Jan 2008 00:59:55 GMT, "Twayne"

wrote:
wrote:
There are many digital circuits on most electronic equipment.

High Definition is one of those digital circuits.

Actually, High Def has nothing to do with whether the cktry is digital
or not. A set can have ALL digital components in it but still only be
capable of managing analog TV signals. *It's the TV signal that becomes
digital for HDTV, so the set requires a tuner which is capable of
receiving and handling digital signals. *And it will of course, use
digital components; it'd be a bear to design an analog digital TV signal
receiverG.

So a tuner that can handle a HD broadcast signal isn't digital?
That's news to me.


What he's saying is that TV's for decades have had some digital
components, like the digital comb filter in the OP's 2004 27" set,
which almost certainly does not have an ATSC tuner, which is what the
real issue is. Even the ATSC tuners have some analog components as
well.

The OP is confused in thinking that for the ATSC converter boxs to
work, his TV needs to be "digital". It does not. The converters are
designed to take ATSC and offer various outputs, including RF NTSC
which you can hook up to any old NTSC TV, just like hooking up a VCR.
Bottom line, his TV almost certainly doesn't have a built-in ATSC
tuner and the converter boxes will work with it to receive std def
ATSC that is replacing NTSC OTA, but the TV will not be capable of HD
resolutions unless the specs say it's HDTV ready.

Almost certainly requiring 2 remote controls (TV & converter), making
watching TV more complicated. This problem could be avoided if TVs
could have their power interrupted (switched outlet on converter)
without forgetting any settings. Few TVs are like that.

Many remotes supplied with converter boxes can be programed to operate the TV as
well. I have directv, and the remote turns the converter and the TV on and off
with one press of a button. It also controls TV volume and all on screen
programming fuctions for picture and audio settings, etc. The same remote also
controls my DVD player and my stereo system.


Universal remote controls help some, but it ISN'T as easy as a single
TV with a remote control designed for it.

You might not notice because you're used to it. That won't be true for
some people. I had an older relative who had trouble with anything
other than a SINGLE 6-button (ch up/ch dn/vol up/vol dn/mute/power)
remote.
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