Converter With A Hibrid Digital & Analog Tuner ???

[Paporro]

Hello Everybody:


Yes I know .. all the converters receive OTA digital programing !!!

But I need more than that ...

I want to find an inexpensive (RED Coupon Redeemable) Converter Boxes with a tuner capable to receive Analog CATV channels from a non-digital Cable TV Service ..

YES .. A CONVERTER WITH A HIBRID DIGITAL & ANALOG TUNER !!!

I need to know the Brand and Model of that boxes on the market ..
and where to buy it ...


PLEASE !!!

SOMEBODY HELP ME ,,,

 

[dishrich]

They do NOT exist - PERIOD. The whole premise of making these boxes as cheap as possible, & being co-op'd by the gov, was to make them with the bare minimum to receive OTA digital (ATSC) SD signals ONLY. NOT any cable signals & NOT any analog OTA tuning, nor HD outputs. This program is ONLY to enable OTA ONLY SD viewers (NOT people w/cable &/or DBS) to keep receiving what they get for free today. That is also why they are making more models of these boxes w/analog pass-thru, for those areas with translators that will NOT be cutting over to digital on 2/17/09 - but again, even those boxes do not have analog tuning built in - because those existing TV's can do that same function.

If you want something like this, you'll need to fork out ALL the money on your own...

 

[allargon]

Hello Everybody:


Yes I know .. all the converters receive OTA digital programing !!!

But I need more than that ...

I want to find an inexpensive (RED Coupon Redeemable) Converter Boxes with a tuner capable to receive Analog CATV channels from a non-digital Cable TV Service ..

YES .. A CONVERTER WITH A HIBRID DIGITAL & ANALOG TUNER !!!

I need to know the Brand and Model of that boxes on the market ..
and where to buy it ...


PLEASE !!!

SOMEBODY HELP ME ,,,

Define inexpensive!

Amazon.com: Samsung SIR-T451 High Definition Terrestrial Tuner: Electronics

Honestly, you would be better off using an inexpensive RF A/B switch to switch between analog CATV (assuming your set is cable ready) and your digital to analog converter box.

 

[harshness]

I want to find an inexpensive (RED Coupon Redeemable) Converter Boxes with a tuner capable to receive Analog CATV channels from a non-digital Cable TV Service ..

The act specifically defines these devices as "Digital to Analog" converters. It makes no provision for subsidizing a tuner for a device that doesn't have one.

The best you can hope for is a converter with analog passthrough.

 

[oljim]

Run your cable to the RF in on TV to tune cable channels. Run antenna to the DTV converter box, feed the DTV converter box to TV with A/V cables (yellow,red and white)