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It's only 5 STEPS for DTV set up!!
STEP1
Find out if you are DTV-ready
- My TV is connected to a for-pay cable, satellite, or phone company service.
- If so, you're all set! Any TV, no matter how old, will continue to work with cable, satellite, or phone-company programming. One exception: If your cable company discontinues all analog service (its own choice, not required by the government), subscribers who currently plug the cable directly into the TV may need to rent a cable box, usually for $5 to $7 a month. (This is not the same as a DTV converter box, which is used with an antenna.) The cable company must notify affected consumers and offer the equipment they need. However, most cable companies are expected to continue analog-cable service, and they cannot require you to get a box or upgrade to digital cable to get the local channels you now receive. They can, however, move some cable channels to a higher tier that requires a box. One more issue: Some satellite subscribers who get local channels from their own antenna, not a satellite feed, might need additional equipment to use with an analog TV. Call the satellite company to see if your setup will continue to work.
- My TV set has a built-in digital tuner AND it is connected to a UHF/VHF antenna.
- You're also good to go! Nearly all TVs bought in the past three or four years, especially LCD or plasma sets, have a digital tuner. If you're in doubt, look in the TV's user manual for words such as "Integrated Digital Tuner" or "DTV" or "ATSC." But note: your TV must be hooked up to an antenna that can pull in both UHF and VHF signals; simple rabbit ears with only two arms won't work (go to Step 4 for more on antennas). Even with a good antenna, you have to reposition it and scan for channels periodically to be sure of getting all channels (see Step 5)
- I have an old-style analog TV set that receives free broadcasts over an antenna.
- You need to act now! TVs that are more than three years old, especially picture-tube sets, almost certainly do not have a digital tuner. If you have an older set that is connected to an antenna, you can use it to watch digital broadcasts only if you connect it to a DTV converter box and a UHF/VHF antenna, or subscribe to for-pay service from a cable, satellite, or phone company. The other option is to buy a new set. Go to Step 2 for more advice.
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