Digital TV convertible boxes

donald lee

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Sep 29, 2012
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Hello, I have a new TV with a digital as well as analog tuner. Do I have to use my cable tv provider's convertible box or can I purchase a suitable convertible box from a local supplier?
 
The digital tuner in your TV is for over the air digital channels. If your TV has a QAM tuner you can try connecting it directly to your cable, select the tuner mode if needed and run a scan to see if you can pick up any channels. This can take a while. If you don't get the any channels or the ones you want you will have to get a box from the cable provider.