Dish Satellite but non-digital TV. Needs converter box to get OTAdigital channels?

The more I think about this switch, the more questions I have. So many
that I've decided to 'do nothing' until after the switch. Then there
won't be so much speculation and false information out there.

I have Dish Satellite, which will either include local abc, nbc etc or
charge $6 a month extra after the switch. Am I right in assuming that
various local x.x digital channels (such as distant, but receivable
PBS stations) won't be available until I get ANOTHER converter box, or
a new tv? I just don't believe Dish will include all the available
'local' digital channels...but maybe I'm wrong.

This households main tv is not digital.

Seems like the government was hoping everyone would just go out and
buy a couple $500 televisions before the switch......yeah....right.

Brian

brian wrote:

I have Dish Satellite, which will either include local abc, nbc etc or
charge $6 a month extra after the switch. Am I right in assuming that
various local x.x digital channels (such as distant, but receivable
PBS stations) won't be available until I get ANOTHER converter box, or
a new tv? I just don't believe Dish will include all the available
'local' digital channels...but maybe I'm wrong.


Brian

NONE of the video vendors (satellite and cable) provide ALL the OTA
channels and subchannels. However, both satellite providers do have
receivers (or an add on box for DirecTV) that have ATSC (OTA) tuners so
that you can pick up all your local OTA channels. You should know that
those receivers are receivers (they get SD channels as well) but you
don't HAVE to have an HD receiver to view them (all HD receivers have an
SD out connection).
--
Bill R.


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brian wrote:

I have Dish Satellite, which will either include local abc, nbc etc or
charge $6 a month extra after the switch. Am I right in assuming that
various local x.x digital channels (such as distant, but receivable
PBS stations) won't be available until I get ANOTHER converter box, or
a new tv? I just don't believe Dish will include all the available
'local' digital channels...but maybe I'm wrong.

To see which channels you'd get if you bought the locals package go to

https://customersupport.dishnetwork....prepAddress.do

--
Bert Hyman St. Paul, MN

"brian" wrote in message
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The more I think about this switch, the more questions I have. So many
that I've decided to 'do nothing' until after the switch. Then there
won't be so much speculation and false information out there.

I have Dish Satellite, which will either include local abc, nbc etc or
charge $6 a month extra after the switch. Am I right in assuming that
various local x.x digital channels (such as distant, but receivable
PBS stations) won't be available until I get ANOTHER converter box, or
a new tv? I just don't believe Dish will include all the available
'local' digital channels...but maybe I'm wrong.

This households main tv is not digital.

Seems like the government was hoping everyone would just go out and
buy a couple $500 televisions before the switch......yeah....right.

Brian






if it's anything like here in the uk, if you have a satellite tuner box,
that already is a digital tuner - that will continue to connect to your tv
just as before.



--
Gareth.

that fly...... is your magic wand....

On Feb 8, 3:34*pm, Bert Hyman wrote:


Thanks for that link.

The $5 fee is why I'm considering switching to Direct TV. As I
understand it, they won't be charging extra for locals.




brian wrote:
I have Dish Satellite, which will either include local abc, nbc etc or
charge $6 a month extra after the switch. Am I right in assuming that
various local x.x digital channels (such as distant, but receivable
PBS stations) won't be available until I get ANOTHER converter box, or
a new tv? I just don't believe Dish will include all the available
'local' digital channels...but maybe I'm wrong.

To see which channels you'd get if you bought the locals package go to

https://customersupport.dishnetwork....prepAddress.do

--
Bert Hyman * * *St. Paul, MN *