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02-10-2002, 05:42 PM	#1
SyZyGy Reged User Tier 2 Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: earth Posts: 16	Getting Over The Air HiDef Signal Question: Can I get HiDeF OTA signals without a receiver of any sort? If I go out and buy an antenna, and I plug it directly to the back of my Hidef Ready SOny 57", can I receive a Hidef signal? or do i still need a receiver since the tv is HD ready... whereas if I got one of the XBR models with built in HD receiver.. let me know.. thanks SyZyGy

02-11-2002, 02:12 AM	#2
AUMMitsu Reged User Tier 2 Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: CA Posts: 96	HD-ready sets have the HDTV receiver/decoder built-in, while HD-capable sets still need an external receiver/decoder to receive digital broadcasts.

02-19-2002, 04:51 PM	#3
kevinw un-banned Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: ? Posts: 7,165	If your tv has a built in tuner then add the antenna and prepared to be amazed...

02-21-2002, 12:27 PM	#4
zarlor Reged User Tier 2 Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Metairie, LA Posts: 455	Sorry I hate to burst your bubble, guys, but HD-Ready sets do not have a built in tuner. Meaning you will NEED to get a STB (set-top-box) in order to recieve OTA HDTV signals. (Well, DTV signals, actually, since they don't HAVE to be HDTV.) Of course this is assuming you live in an area where the local stations are broadcasting in HD. But the good news is that, especially if you don't live too far from the transmitting antenna, you may not even need to get a big external antenna. Many folks have had excellent results rabbit ears or the Radio Shack Double Bow-Tie antenna, so you might be able to save a few bucks there. __________________ Lenny Zimmermann zarlor@acm.org DISCLAIMER: I am not and have never been some kind of video expert. Take absolutely everything I post (along with anything else you read on the internet) with a HUGE grain of salt! If you really want the most complete and truthful answer, go to engineering school and find out how this stuff REALLY works.

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02-26-2002, 11:35 PM	#5
Harvey S HDTVoice Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: COlumbus OH Posts: 28	What about the sony XBR models Can I just hook an antenna to my SONY XBR450 and use the OTA HDTV signal or do I need a separate tuner?

02-26-2002, 11:38 PM	#6
kevinw un-banned Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: ? Posts: 7,165	Does the XBR have builtin HD tuner/ If yes hook up the antenna

02-26-2002, 11:47 PM	#7
Harvey S HDTVoice Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: COlumbus OH Posts: 28	Don't know if XBR450 has the HD tuner which is why I asked the question My XBR450 was purchased last week but hasn't been delivered yet.

03-02-2002, 03:16 PM	#8
33T HDTVoice Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 10	your sony xbr450 does nto have a built in tuner.. it says its compatible/ or ready i forget which.... i've researched tvs for a few months. and one was the XBR

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03-02-2002, 04:14 PM	#9
klkyte HDTVoice Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: trenton, nj Posts: 18	Confirmed I've got the 32XBR450 and it does not have a built in HD tuner/decoder. I use a sidecar box on my digital cable STB (Comcast) to receive HD signals. The XBR2 series of tv's have the built in tuner as well as the 16:9 aspect ratio. Last edited by klkyte : 03-03-2002 at 09:15 AM.

03-02-2002, 05:50 PM	#10
hjriver HDTVoice Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Virginia Posts: 36	Harvey S RCA F38310 has everything you need already built in. Digital/Alalog tuners, HD Decoder and Directv. Plug your OTA antenna in and watch local stations in digital and HD or watch directv although they don't have but 2 channels of HD. 199 HDNET and HBO 209.

03-02-2002, 06:57 PM	#11
kevinw un-banned Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: ? Posts: 7,165	So I guess Harvey you need a STB. Why did you buy a TV you knew nothing about?

03-14-2002, 12:46 PM	#12
sts3001 HDTVoice Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Cleveland, Ohio Posts: 21	XBR2 series... HD tuner built-in The XBR2 series has a built-in OTA HD tuner for local network channels...select digital antenna from the tv set-up menu......An outside antenna works great for digital here in cleveland.... For all other Programming: The BEST in terms of picture quality and sound is a C-Band 4Dtv satellite tv system.....More SD & HD channels than any satellite tv provider. master broadcasts, very little or no-compressions to degrade the picture..... The SD programming looks and sounds as good as a DVD...... Also 5 HD channels available..... Systems from $1500 +.....But definitely worth it! You get what you pay for with this set-up....just like audio equipment, tv's etc..... You wouldn't think satellite tv could look so good when compared to the pizza-pan(2nd generation, compressed)....I know...I had one !

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03-14-2002, 07:18 PM

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Harvey S

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Quote:

Originally posted by kevinw
So I guess Harvey you need a STB. Why did you buy a TV you knew nothing about?

What I knew was that I was getting a great TV that was HD capable. At least it semed to be until SONY's announcement of the adoption of DVI/HDCP raised some serious questions. I didn't care about the OTA capability because I have Time Warner cable and will be getting their HD STB. Maybe the TW STB will have an OTA antenna input (fat chance).

Last edited by Harvey S : 03-14-2002 at 07:23 PM.

03-14-2002, 08:17 PM	#14
sts3001 HDTVoice Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Cleveland, Ohio Posts: 21	XBR450 Harvey.....the XBR450 is a nice TV....no HD tuner built-in but still has a excellent picture....just need a good source to take advantage of it....

04-21-2002, 03:52 PM	#15
HokieD Reged User Tier 2 Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 187	Harvey, you probably made a good choice. I got a Sony 16:9 television without a tuner because the tv w/tuner was close to $1000 more expensive. I knew decoders were less than $600 so I opted for an add on decoder later. __________________ DirecTV HR20 HD DVR Receiver (Still laggy, lost some features I had with E86) 16:9 Sony KP-57HW40 Yamaha RX-V520 Boston Acoustics System 8000 Sony DVPNC655PB DVD Changer ProntoNeo XBOX 360 ( Elder Scrolls: Oblivion) Other Experiences: DirecTV H20 HD Receiver (Laggy, Couldn't Wait to Dump It) Hughes E86 Platinum Receiver (More User Friendly than H20) Scientific Atlantic Explorer 3100HD (Time Warner Digi-Cable) Samsung SIR-T150 OTA Decoder (Excellent OTA Decoder)

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