HDTVoice.com - High-Definition Television Talk - Can I receive an OTA HD signal on D-ILA?

05-05-2005, 01:49 PM	#1
willwright HDTVoice Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Louisiana Posts: 3	Can I receive an OTA HD signal on D-ILA? I have a Zenith Silver Sensor antenna I purchased from Sears with the tv. Will I be able to receive my local hd channels that are broadcast ota by hooking it directly to the tv or will I have to use an external tuner such as a satellite or cable box? The local CBS channel states to tune your hdtv to channel 7.1 but I haven't found a way to do that on my tv.

05-05-2005, 01:53 PM	#2
oman321 Reged User Tier 2 Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Boston Posts: 1,205	If your set has an ATSC tuner you should be able to. It all depends how far you are from the towers in your area. You may need a bigger antenna either attic or roof mounted. __________________ Panasonic PT-50LC14 Motorola 3412 STB (Comcast) SA-VE367T 7.1 Sony Home Theater Speaker System STR-DE897S 7.1 Sony Surround Sound Receiver X-Box, Panasonic DVD-RV30, Lutron Maestro IR, Harmony 880 Audio/Video Enthusiast Last edited by oman321 : 05-05-2005 at 02:11 PM.

05-05-2005, 01:58 PM	#3
57U Runner/Cyclist/X-C Skier Join Date: May 2002 Location: Toronto Posts: 17,068	Please provide model number of your TV, we can check and advise. __________________ 57U - Toronto, Rogers Cable, SA8300HD, 500GB HDD & Hitachi 61UWX10B HDTV, Yamaha RX-V1 A/V Receiver, Martin Logan Speakers. Photos --> 57U's HT SA8300HD, 250GB HDD & KDL40W3000 (Upstairs) Please don't PM me with questions that can (and should) be asked in the forum, thanks. Personal Question? Fire away.

05-05-2005, 02:30 PM	#4
willwright HDTVoice Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Louisiana Posts: 3	It's a 52Z575. Sorry about that. Thought all of the D-ILAs JVC is producing now would be the same. __________________ JVC 52Z575 HD-ILA

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05-05-2005, 02:35 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by willwright

It's a 52Z575. Sorry about that. Thought all of the D-ILAs JVC is producing now would be the same.

Your JVC HD set does "NOT" have a ATSC tuner built in, therefore, you must buy a seperate hd settop box (STB) in order to receive local Over-The-Air (OTA) HD signals.

05-05-2005, 02:36 PM	#6
57U Runner/Cyclist/X-C Skier Join Date: May 2002 Location: Toronto Posts: 17,068	This unit doesn't appear to have an built in ATSC tuner. You'll need an external STB - either OTA or Cable or Sat to receive digital channels. __________________ 57U - Toronto, Rogers Cable, SA8300HD, 500GB HDD & Hitachi 61UWX10B HDTV, Yamaha RX-V1 A/V Receiver, Martin Logan Speakers. Photos --> 57U's HT SA8300HD, 250GB HDD & KDL40W3000 (Upstairs) Please don't PM me with questions that can (and should) be asked in the forum, thanks. Personal Question? Fire away.

05-05-2005, 03:18 PM	#7
willwright HDTVoice Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Louisiana Posts: 3	Thanks for your quick replies. That is what I thought, but I wanted to make sure I wasn't missing anything before I make changes to my cable/satellite service. Thanks again. __________________ JVC 52Z575 HD-ILA

07-19-2005, 03:49 PM	#8
anthrax HDTVoice Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Planet Earth Posts: 7	I have the 52Z575 and am using my Satalite reciver (Bell Expressvu(Dish Network)) as the STB for OTA HD Brodcasts, and it works fine (when the weather co-operates). So with the proper hardware it can be done

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05-05-2006, 08:52 PM	#9
azjim HDTVoice Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Peoria, AZ Posts: 1	Same Question, I've got a 56G886. I tried one time adding an "HDTV" antenna to the ATSC connector, and then set the TV input to scan for channels but it couldn't find any... Selected Auto Tuner Setup Analog Mode - Air Digital Mode -ATSC I returned the Antenna, but any input I'm more than ready to try again - Need my baseball in HD!

05-06-2006, 06:55 AM

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There is no such thing as an "HDTV" antenna. Any antenna will work.

Guessing your zip code, it appears your should be get digital channels easily. A Channel Master 4221 should work fine.
http://www.channelmaster.com/pages/u1.htm

Here the results from www.antennaweb.org

Quote:

DTV Antenna
Type Call Sign Channel Network City State Live
Date Compass
Orientation Miles
From Frequency
Assignment
* yellow - uhf KTVK-DT 3.1 IND PHOENIX AZ 141° 21.3 24
* yellow - uhf KTVW-DT 33.1 UNI PHOENIX AZ 141° 21.3 34
* yellow - uhf KPPX-DT 51.1 i TOLLESON AZ 141° 21.3 52
* yellow - uhf KSAZ-DT 10.1 FOX PHOENIX AZ 141° 21.3 31
* yellow - uhf KNXV-DT 15.1 ABC PHOENIX AZ 141° 21.3 56
* yellow - uhf KPNX-DT 12.1 NBC MESA AZ 141° 21.3 36
* yellow - uhf KPHO-DT 5.1 CBS PHOENIX AZ 141° 21.3 17
* yellow - uhf KAET-DT 8.1 PBS PHOENIX AZ 141° 21.3 29
* yellow - uhf KDTP-DT 39 DAY PHOENIX AZ TBD 141° 21.3 39
* green - uhf KASW-DT 61.1 WB PHOENIX AZ 141° 21.3 49
* green - uhf KUTP-DT 45.1 UPN PHOENIX AZ 141° 21.4 26
* lt green - uhf KPAZ-DT 21.1 TBN PHOENIX AZ 141° 21.3 20

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