HD Tuner Question????????? :confused:

[Rtstrider]

My question is....I'm getting this tv: http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=7275575&type=product&productCategoryId=pcmcat31800050028&id=1117178480088 . Now my question is...I have basic cable...just channels 2-70...The Cox basic package....What I want to know is.....Will it show these channels? Or if not...Could I run the video out of my vcr to the back of this tv and use the vcr as a tuner?

 

[mnc615]

shows em all

Yeah it will show all channels, they just wont be in HD. You will need to invest in antenna to pick up local channels for free in HD, if you live within 30 miles or so of the station/towers. I had cox with my tv at first but i switched to dish network because they merged with Voom and theres a ton of HD programming available now. My bill is still less than $100 a month and ive got almost everything they offer.

On a side note, i advise you purchse the replacement warranty for like $300 from best buy. My plasma just crapped out and the manufacturer's warranty ran out last month. Now im waiting on the Tv repair shop to figure on repair or replacement. Either way im not out a dollar besides the $300 on the front side.

 

[MDS]

The specs shown on the best buy site seem incomplete so it's hard to say for sure, but most likely the answer is Yes.

- It says it has an HD tuner which means you can get HD with an over the air antenna or via a cable/satellite set top box.
- To view your analog cable it will need to have an NTSC tuner as well. The specs don't list it, but it would be very odd if it did not have an NTSC tuner.
- The specs don't say specifically that it has an RF input for the cable, but the fact that it says it can be used with an over the air antenna implies that it does because that is where you would connect the antenna.

Just make sure it has the RF input and an NTSC tuner and you will be able to connect your cable from the wall directly to the tv - no vcr required.