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Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2008 
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Converting to digital TV
First, the DTV transition will affect everyone who receives over-the-air signals. If you use an antenna, you get over-the-air signals. Things are different if you have cable or satellite programming. I won't address that here. My tip explains it. A digital TV converter box is not an antenna. Rather, it is much like a television without the screen. It contains a TV tuner that picks up digital TV signals. It converts the signals to analog. It then sends them to your analog TV. The converter box needs an antenna. Otherwise, the picture could be scrambled, if you got one at all. Typically, an old antenna will bring in digital signals. But that probably won't work in your case. I suspect your TV is a portable. I haven't seen one in ages, but I think they had built-in antennas. That won't help you in the transition. The antenna has to connect with the converter box, not the TV. It must be located between the signal source and the converter. An antenna on the TV shouldn't work. The TV gets its signal from the box. Do you have an old TV? You'll need a digital converter. Check this.  Every day, Team Komando produces some of the best content you'll find anywhere on the Internet. Here is a sampling of what's new on our site today! • Only 6 More Days to Win: Keep organized and in touch this year. The Palm Centro smartphone gives you voice, text, IM, e-mail and the Web. All of this is in a sleek phone that fits into your pocket! Today only, enter to win a this great prize ($299-$349 without contract, $99 with contract) during the Komando.com Giveaway of the Day. Hurry, the sweepstakes ends Monday! • Video of the Day: Successful musicians dedicate their lives to their craft. But some start earlier than others. Check out this amazing boy. • Cool Site of the Day: In a rough economy it's important to watch your investments closely. One source makes it easy to get financial news. • Digital Minute, on your radio: Is a video game console on your holiday list? Then tune in to today's Minute for some important buying advice. • Free Download of the Day: Running programs on start up is useful. But it is hard to manage those programs. This program makes it easy. • Tip on the site: Criminals use various tools to attack your computer. Rootkits are especially sinister. And they can be tricky to remove. Kim :)  | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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I bought a DTV converter box for my five-inch black-and-white television. But I can't get a signal at all during setup. Do I need to purchase another antenna? I thought the DTV box was an antenna of sorts. Is my TV compatible with the box? I have other TVs connected to VCRs and DVD players. Will they need converter boxes? Or do I need to purchase new VCRs and DVD players? I keep getting different answers to my questions.
DTV converter boxes aren't terribly complicated. But I can understand the confusion. As you've found, there's a lot of misinformation floating around.
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