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Posted: 4/19/2014 9:45:25 PM EDT
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I am looking to set up the coax just to receive the locals. We have done away with cable and will be going the streaming option. I don't see the tuner listed in the specs but I wasn't sure if it would be called anything else. Another problem I am seeing is that is does not have an USB port so I wouldn't be able to hook up chromecast or anything of the sort. Any way around this? Thanks! Douglas |
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Posted: 4/20/2014 4:47:58 AM EDT
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For the TV, if it has a coax input then it has some sort of tuner. Note that your link is bad, so no one can see the type of TV you have. The switchover to digital ATSC happened in the US in 2009, so if your tv was built more recently than that, it is pretty much guaranteed to have a digital tuner. You could also look at the manual online, which should have some discussion on tuning digital stations (which will have a decimal point in the number, as in 11.3).
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Posted: 4/20/2014 5:07:08 AM EDT
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TV I Have I am looking to set up the coax just to receive the locals. We have done away with cable and will be going the streaming option. I don't see the tuner listed in the specs but I wasn't sure if it would be called anything else. Another problem I am seeing is that is does not have an USB port so I wouldn't be able to hook up chromecast or anything of the sort. Any way around this? Thanks! Douglas How many tvs will you be streaming to total? |
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Posted: 4/20/2014 5:14:46 AM EDT
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I did not know that about Chromecast. have you ever used it? I will only be streaming to the one tv downstairs are our next one will have the xbox hooked up to it.
My TV was manufactured in 2010. At the house i recently moved from when I hooked up the coax and did the automatic channel register it didn't find any at all. That is why I thought I may need to get some sort of tuner Douglas
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Posted: 4/21/2014 6:37:29 AM EDT
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If it had a coax connection, it has a built-in tuner. Something I noticed is with over the air digital signals, antenna placement is very important. With digital, either you get enough of a signal to assemble the picture, or you don't.
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Posted: 4/21/2014 8:37:58 AM EDT
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I did not know that about Chromecast. have you ever used it? I will only be streaming to the one tv downstairs are our next one will have the xbox hooked up to it. My TV was manufactured in 2010. At the house i recently moved from when I hooked up the coax and did the automatic channel register it didn't find any at all. That is why I thought I may need to get some sort of tuner Douglas I don't know what cable provider you have but Comcast (at least where I'm at) has completely done away with receiving any "free" stations even local ones. Even a TV with a tuner will not be able to find any stations without being hooked up to a cable box. If you're talking about plugging in an HDTV antenna to receive local stations that way then ignore this whole thing... |
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Posted: 4/21/2014 4:28:05 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I don't know what cable provider you have but Comcast (at least where I'm at) has completely done away with receiving any "free" stations even local ones. Even a TV with a tuner will not be able to find any stations without being hooked up to a cable box. If you're talking about plugging in an HDTV antenna to receive local stations that way then ignore this whole thing... Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: I did not know that about Chromecast. have you ever used it? I will only be streaming to the one tv downstairs are our next one will have the xbox hooked up to it. My TV was manufactured in 2010. At the house i recently moved from when I hooked up the coax and did the automatic channel register it didn't find any at all. That is why I thought I may need to get some sort of tuner Douglas I don't know what cable provider you have but Comcast (at least where I'm at) has completely done away with receiving any "free" stations even local ones. Even a TV with a tuner will not be able to find any stations without being hooked up to a cable box. If you're talking about plugging in an HDTV antenna to receive local stations that way then ignore this whole thing... I was speaking of using the coax from the wall, but it seems I would have to have some sort of antenna. Like bunny ears? I didn't even know they had HDMI antennas. Are those sufficient enough to pick up local stations being broadcasted. We have have time warner internet. We don't have any provider but I thought the locals were still always offered.
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