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ramblin_dave

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8. Yes your TV remote will not be used

Reply to bucolic_frolic (Reply #7)

Fri Mar 30, 2018, 04:39 PM

Mar 2018

The external converter box can connect to your TV in one of two ways...

You set your TV to channel 3 or 4, then set your HDTV converter output channel to the same. Channel 3 is default. After that you never change your TV channel. You change channels using the HDTV tuner in the converter box.

Or if your TV has a video / audio input, you can connect the converter to that. The TV is set to work with the video / audio input. In this case it doesn't matter what the TV channel selection is. Again you change channels using the HDTV tuner in the converter box.

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Did I tell you HDTV passed me by? [View all] bucolic_frolic Mar 2018 OP

Leap frog on to UHD-TV (4k) masmdu Mar 2018 #1

You should be able to find a no frills model on ebay... ramblin_dave Mar 2018 #2

Thanks it's a good idea bucolic_frolic Mar 2018 #3

I just noticed that the ebay item has no remote ramblin_dave Mar 2018 #4

To ask a dumb question bucolic_frolic Mar 2018 #5

The other remotes won't work ramblin_dave Mar 2018 #6

You mean my TV remote will be useless to change channels? bucolic_frolic Mar 2018 #7

Yes your TV remote will not be used ramblin_dave Mar 2018 #8

That's correct krispos42 Mar 2018 #9

Thanks to you both for all the info bucolic_frolic Mar 2018 #10