How does it work if one is using the over-the-air tuner rather than cable or satellite?
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It will tune in any over-the-air broadcast that your digital antenna will pick up. The key here is the digital antenna. I used one when I moved a year and a half ago, and it was fine because I had good reception in the area. Then I moved again a couple of months ago, and I couldn't pick up anything...zero...zilch...nada! Where I'm at now, I'm kind of down in a valley, and it's impossible to pick up a signal. Bottom line, it will tune anything that your antenna will pick up.
1364997
Using the remote guide button the smart tv only displays the show that is on and not what is going to be on. I have to go on-line to find out what shows are going to be aired. I called vizio and was told that feature was not nolonger available. I suspect vizio expects everyone to be viewing tv via cable or satellite. I am old school and get my tv over the air for free.
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I am using Over-the-Air antenna to receive TV signals. Put the setting on Plug&Play;, let the program detects the TV signals automatically, and i found I can receive about 15 broadcast stations. The drawbacks are signals effective by the weather conditions, sometimes I saw "the signal is too weak or broadcast is temporary unavailable". But most of the time was working very good. If you subscribe Cable service, I presumed this TV works pretty good. And price is very affordable.
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Thanks for the quick response. I am still getting 2 different answers. It sounds like if you hook it up before the Cable Box or TV that you can do both.
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Yes, as long as you have a cable or satellite box or other means of "tuning in" to broadcasts which you can connect this device to, since it doesn't have its own tuner.
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I use this unit to get "air" digital and record it just fine. No card used, needed or accessible in this unit. It is not a DirecTV or DISH style unit. It is used instead of either of those two .. in my set up. I am not sure what exactly Michael is referring to when he stated "...a situation where the tuner does not "see" channels ..." because mine sees all the local, digital "air" channels. It is not a "satellite" receiver. And it works very well as intended.
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I have mine connected to the tv wont work the way you explained it .. you need to scroll down with your tv remote to where you have it i scroll to video and record .. works great i have an over the air antenna i get 20 stations free all i want and need ...
133899
My TV is analog and I pulled signal with no converter box. But the antenna wasn't great for my area, which could have been a geographical issue, but a cheap $10 pair of rabbit ears worked best for me.
427609
Not sure what you would need a 'tuner' for ....this unit hooks up fast to TV's
1270104
Yes you can. As long as you have reception for that channel it will work even if you don't have reception for that channel it will tune to that channel
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I'm not sure what a QAM tuner is but my tv works fine with analog cable plugged in.
1439250
No, that's not what I meant. By "Off-Air HDTV Reception" I meant broadcasts received off-air as opposed to cable broadcasts. It's intended for use watching live analog and HD broadcasts from network affiliate stations. (read traditional over-the-air type TV broadcasts)
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Actually, that's what I'm using it with right now. Pulled it out of storage, got a second cable box, have it set to E1 instead of using its own tuner (to avoid any issues with channels changing unexpectedly again) and pulling in the channels via the cable box instead. Works fine using it that way.
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I am not sure either about the tuner type but I use my set with a Terk HDTV indoor antenna and I receive all of my surrounding channels (both HDTV and digital) just fine. I do not subscribe to cable or satellite. Hope that helps!
979568
I assume you are asking if this TV has a built in digital tuner to receive off the air broadcasts.Yes, it certainly does! That is how I receive my TV channels. It does an excellent job of tuningTV broadcasts right off the air. Best of all, these broadcasts are free. No cable or satellite bills.
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The tuner will pick up unencrypted signals from your cable. In my case (Verizon FIOS), I got the local broadcast channels, which are the same ones I would pick up with an antenna. If your cable provider encrypts all the signals, then the answer is "no," but that's unusual.If you have a TV that receives digital signals, you can hook that up to your cable and see what it receives. The tuner should pick up all the same channels.
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I'm not aware of an Over The Air (OTA) antenna that uses USB, so I don't think USB is going to help you. As good as these TV's are, yet impossible to find, I'd shop around the TV/electronics repair shops in the area & see who will fix it for the most reasonable price. Since it's a coaxial cable input in question, you could check w/ your local cable companies & see what they'd charge to fix it.
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The cable box acts as a tuner. If you don't have one ,you will have to buy the tuner separately. I would ask an expert at Best Buy of Radio Shack about what type. Good luck.