We got the converter box (Magnavox from Walmart) and we also bought a Toshiba dvd/vcr player. In the midst of this, our dvd/vcr player (with tuner) has been having some problems (vcr chews tape and sometimes/randomly ejects the tape, etc.). I really appreciate all the comments posted here.My family is at it's wits end about the whole conversion from analog to digital television, but didn't realize we would need a tuner with it to alledgedly do what we need to do. Most of the digital channels will be 'no signal' until I turn the rotor appropriately. We have a 10-year-old (?) rooftop antenna with a rotor. Turned it on, and it found more channels than I knew we had. Setup was very fast and easy, although I used screw-on coax rather than the push-on that came with it. It does pass-thru an analog signal if I have the power to the converter box off. I guess we went with Zentih (1) due to good reviews on other sites (2) a sense of security (probably unfounded) from a name brand. One for the TV, one for the VCR (for now, anyway). ) The local Radio Shack didn't seem to know anything about that extra coupon, and the rest seemed all about the same price, so we got two of the Zenith at Circuit City. did a lot of shopping around locally (Walmart, Meijer, Best Buy, Target, Circuit City, Radio Shack. But if you choose the Radio Shack route, just read the box to make sure you're not getting an old stock box if that feature makes any difference to you. I have no idea if it's of any good quality or not becaus I don't need or use the feature. The downside is that you'll have to manually switch between the two inputs on the A/B switch every time you want to switch from an analog channel to a digital one."įWIW, the Digital Stream model I picked up at Radio Shack DOES claim to have analog pass-thru.the older ones do not, but all the new ones they're selling now do have it.
When you click the switch to the "analog" (B) setting, you'll be able to view any available analog programs by changing channels on the TV. When the A/B switch is on the "digital" (A) side so it's receiving the converter box's signal, tune your TV to channel 3 or 4 to watch digital programs. The A/B box's single output is then connected directly to the TV's RF (cable) antenna input. Then run a cable from the converter box's RF output to the second input on the A/B switch. The splitter should be connected between the antenna and converter box, with one cable connected to the DTV converter box's RF antenna input, and the other going to one of the inputs on the 2-way A/B switch (effectively bypassing the converter). When you want to watch a digital channel, just switch to the video input.įor TVs that only have an antenna input connector (no separate video inputs), you'll need both an RF antenna splitter and an antenna A/B switch. Connect the converter's A/V output to the TV's A/V input.* You can watch the analog programs by changing channels using the TV's tuner.
Just connect the antenna feed to the splitter, and run one cable from the splitter to the RF input on the TV and another from the splitter to the digital converter's RF input. Use a splitter if your TV has separate audio/video inputs.
You still may be able to get analog signals to your TV by using an antenna switch or 2-way splitter. "If you've already purchased a DTV converter that doesn't have analog pass-through (or has poor analog pass-thru), you're not completely out of luck. I found the following on another site to further explain the whole A/B switch and other options: Quite frankly I think you were way out of line in what you wrote in your last post.īack on track to see if I can further clarify (or confuse) others about the analog pass thru thing and these low power stations. You also said, "by the way, I do this for a living." What is "this?" I have no idea what you do for a living outside of maybe posting on iboats and rudely calling fellow boaters idiots. And therefore you'll still need analog capabilities if you want to continue watching those channels. He's absolutely correct about low power stations not being forced to go digital by any deadline. Pierutrus, I'm not sure what gstanton said that was so incorrect to as made him an "idiot". Re: Digital TV Converter box - need advice
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