| Jim Karr |
I just invested in a 51-inch Magnavox HDTV....great picture. Now I can't get the kids to do anything.
This unit has only the NTSC tuner built in. Is it possible to DIY a ATSC Tuner for this unit that could be connected thru the Component video inputs?
Anyone with ideas or advice? |
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| gabel87 |
| actually the cheapest way to go is to just buy an atsc tuner box. if you have an htpc it would be cheaper to just add a tuner to it. keep in mind that you can only pick up ota hdtv with either of these. with a atsc+qam tuner you *may* be able to get unencrypted HD over cable. The govt. was asleep at the switch when they let the cable industry use a different standard imo. |
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| Jim Karr |
Thanks for your response.....I've seen some Brand X models at Wally World for a couple of hundred bucks.
I just wanted to come up with a project the wife would think is useful.....the house is full of amplifiers already! |
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| milihpen |
Superdaveumo (his name here) posted on the diyprojectorcompany forums about this ATSC OTA/Clear-QAM tuner, which he seemed enthused about :
http://www.radioshack.com/product/i...2032057.2032180
It's only $89, does ATSC HDTV signals from either broadcasts or unencrypted cable HDTV broadcasts, and also has a slew of outputs (including HDMI and component outputs. I'm considering getting it, since it's so cheap. |
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