Question:
Someone I work with has a big screen LCD TV but feels that he isnt home enough to warrant the expense of cable. He would however like to watch the local, free TV channels(CBS, NBC, FOX). In an analog TV, you would need an antenna, how would you go about doing this with an LCD?
Answers:You can use channel 3 or 4 or the A/V inputs to get the stations in your area.
If he thinks he needs to buy gear (antenna, converter, whatever), he should just go into any TV store and talk to them. With the switch over happening so recently, the employees in stores are all over this stuff right now. They've had to spend the better part of the first half of the year dealing with it.
You could try an indoor digital antenna (with amplifier) and do a channel scan with the TV..(Make sure the TV is set to 'Antenna' in settings or channels). If you are within 20 miles of the TV towers, you may get several channels..Weak signals will not appear. You would have to go with a more elaborate outdoor antenna. A digital TV needs an antenna just like an analog TV..
You can still use an antenna and a digital converter box, to watch local, free channels.
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