How do I hook up my HDTV off air antenna when I have regular basic cable?
BaLLs oF WonDeR asked:
I currently have basic cable through TVMAX. I have an HDTV with a built in ATSC tuner. I also have an HDTV antenna. However, my tv only has one port to hook in a cable plug. Either I have to unplug my cable to get the antenna hooked into the tv, which means I don’t get my cable channels, or vice versa.
I currently have basic cable through TVMAX. I have an HDTV with a built in ATSC tuner. I also have an HDTV antenna. However, my tv only has one port to hook in a cable plug. Either I have to unplug my cable to get the antenna hooked into the tv, which means I don’t get my cable channels, or vice versa.
Do I need a splitter, or how do I go about using my analog cable, and hooking up my new antenna for over the air HDTV?
Your cable box should have either an S-Video or composite video or Component video out in addition to the cable out. Find one of those alternate outputs and connect that to an input on the TV leaving the “cable” input for the antenna.
Well, THAT sucks…..You’ll have to choose.
You can connect an outdoor antenna using a , but I’d recommend an electronic be used so you don’t have to get up and walk over to the mechanical switch….look for something like that….
NOW, here’s the bad part…..
You have to AUTOPROGRAM it EACH and EVERY time when you switch from Antenna to Cable and vice versa….
It MAY TAKE 20 to 30 minutes searching for Digital stations….