HDTV with no box?
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HDTV with no box?
I bought a HD LCD on Black Friday last year but haven't used it.
I now moved into an apartment that gives free cable, but there is no box attached to the coax outlet coming out from the wall.
Is there anyway to get HD channels in my apartment without having to pay for a HD box from the cable company?
I now moved into an apartment that gives free cable, but there is no box attached to the coax outlet coming out from the wall.
Is there anyway to get HD channels in my apartment without having to pay for a HD box from the cable company?
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@MG - I believe antenna is the only way too, unless there's something I'm not aware of.
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Most modern TV sets in the US have a CableCard slot in them. This slot accepts an industry-standard card (conceptually similar to the SIM card in your phone) which you can lease from the cable company if you wish to purchase any of their subscription services without having a discrete physical box.
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It's also quite possible that the "free cable" in your apartment building is not directly sourced from your local cable provider. Like most hotels, many apartment complexes cobble together their own cable feeds from a combination of OTA receivers and DTH-style satellite receivers.
Ask your apartment manager where they get their cable feed from.
Ask your apartment manager where they get their cable feed from.
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