Thread: Qustion About Digital OTA

I have been doing FTA satellite and I have not been keeping up with digital OTA.

Is there a TV that will pick up the digital signals without having to use a converter box?

Most, if not all flat screen TV's have a digital (ATSC) tuner. Here are the FCC compliance dates from "Wikipedia".


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has issued the following mandates for devices entering the US:
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• By July 1, 2005 all televisions with screen sizes over 36 inches (91 cm) must include a built-in ATSC DTV tuner

• By March 1, 2006 all televisions with screen sizes over 25 inches (64 cm) must include a built-in ATSC DTV tuner

• By March 1, 2007 all televisions regardless of screen size, and all interface devices which include a tuner (VCR, DVD player/recorder, DVR) must include a built-in ATSC DTV tuner.

Thanks for the update.

If it has a tuner, it must have an ATSC tuner, but some "monitors" do not have tuners in them at all, be careful.