Converter box question

[Dpantherman]

Ok, I have an HDtv, but i live on campus. We have TWC, basic and I get a few local HD channels, but not all. If I buy a converter box, should all of my local stations show up in HD?

[Hawk]

up here...not all stations are available in HD...not sure about you

[Dpantherman]

all of our local ones are supposed to be in HD. I get ABC, CBS, MYNetworkTV, and a couple others, but not FOX and NBC (the two I watch the most)

[Darth Urious]

Ok, I have an HDtv, but i live on campus. We have TWC, basic and I get a few local HD channels, but not all. If I buy a converter box, should all of my local stations show up in HD?

All the stations that broadcast in HD, and have a strong enough signal to reach you should...

[Dpantherman]

Thats what I thought, but for some reason im not getting those two. I did the channel search on my TV a few times. anyone else in Greensboro w/ Basic Cable?

[charlotte49er]

I was wondering kind of the same thing. When I hook up my 65 incher Monday, will I get HD or do I need another DVR? It's 1080P Hi Def, DLP 3D ready.

When I switched to digital and had cable come out and hook up my flat screen in the bedroom The tech said that I would not get Hi Def without the DVR. (I never disconnected it to see.)

[Darth Urious]

Most hdtv's actually have built in convertors/tuners... Although your signal may need boosting with an antenna, or the basic cable may also act as an antenna...

[Darth Urious]

I was wondering kind of the same thing. When I hook up my 65 incher Monday, will I get HD or do I need another DVR? It's 1080P Hi Def, DLP 3D ready.

When I switched to digital and had cable come out and hook up my flat screen in the bedroom The tech said that I would not get Hi Def without the DVR. (I never disconnected it to see.)

Depends on your basic digital hookup (if you have a standard/non dvr box or if the cable goes straight into the TV)... If it is a normal box, you will probably still need the RGB or HDMI cable...

[Chimera]

A converter box converts the signal from digital to analog so older TVs can process the signal.

It won't give you any HD channels.

[Dpantherman]

well I guess that just means greensboro sucks along with Time Warner Cable. Ill just watch Fox and Nbc in SD like normal.

[Darth Urious]

A converter box converts the signal from digital to analog so older TVs can process the signal.

It won't give you any HD channels.

Actually, it will if you have an HDTV... since most digital channels are broadcast in HD...

[cookinbrak]

TWC will exchange your box for an HD box, then you can get all the HD channels. The regular box won't pick them up.

[Chimera]

Actually, it will if you have an HDTV... since most digital channels are broadcast in HD...

No.

If you have a digital tuner, you don't need a converter box. If you use the converter box anyway, it converts the signal (hence the name) to a format for older analog TVs.

[Darth Urious]

No.

If you have a digital tuner, you don't need a converter box. If you use the converter box anyway, it converts the signal (hence the name) to a format for older analog TVs.

The box will boost the signal though, and act as an antenna... lol...