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PeteZaHut
04-05-2007, 08:25 PM
I got my Vizio 37" today!!!!

I have been playing PS3 on it, and it is pretty cool.

I am having some trouble watching HD TV though. I have the basic cable package from Comcast. There's no set top box, just a coxial coming through the wall. My TV has a ATSC/NTSC/QAM tuner. Shouldn't I be able to watch local channels in HD? I don't need an antenna do I?

kevinw
04-05-2007, 09:31 PM
maybe, look at the manual and find what you need to do for Quam Channels.
BTW Thank god you finally bought a TV. :cheers:

PeteZaHut
04-05-2007, 09:44 PM
yeah i dont see anything about it in the manual

kevinw
04-05-2007, 09:57 PM
yeah i dont see anything about it in the manual
About connectin =g the cable to the TV, Scanning for channels?
seee page 46 and 47

PeteZaHut
04-05-2007, 10:06 PM
I did the auto scan thing, and i can watch all the channels in SD, but no HD.

mjones73
04-05-2007, 10:29 PM
The QAM channels are usually in weird places, flip through all the scanned channels you have and see what you found. What model Vizio by the way?

57U
04-05-2007, 10:31 PM
See the following thread on the subject. You'll need to check for the HD channels and there'll only be a few of them - usually HD programming is only on in the evenings:

http://www.hdtvoice.com/voice/showthread.php?t=16662

The QAM channel numbers won't bear any relation to the cable numbers.

PeteZaHut
04-05-2007, 10:47 PM
i found em, thanks guys

           


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