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In Reply to: Cheap HDTV Antenna... posted by AbeCollins on September 25, 2003 at 00:34:14:
HDTV for Dummies.
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As Mel aready mentioned, you need an HDTV tuner and an antenna. For best results, you also want a TV that is HDTV ready so it can take advantage of the higher resolution HD picture. The HDTV tuner will likely output a lower-res signal in order to work with non HDTV ready TV's but you won't get the full effect. I'm using a Sony 16:9 HDTV ready TV and the HiDef broadcasts in 'widescreen' are especially awesome.
Yes, though a few digital tv sets come with a digital tuner already built in.The tuner is a box that feeds into your tv inputs either through SVHS, component or digital inputs together with audio inputs. It comes with its own remote.
Your over-the-air HDTV antenna is attached to it and to see HDTV you switch your TV input to the tuner and tune the tuner to the station you want.
The picture quality is probably better than you have ever seen (unless you have seen a true HDTV hookup which you cannot in most retail stores). Its far better than any DVD I have ever seen. A football game in HDTV is incredible; gives a real sense of being there.
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