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Old 01-09-2009, 10:27 AM   #1
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What is atsc

Looking to buy a RPTV,

been looking at some and notice a Sony which said -
ATSC Integrated High-Definition Tuner

Does that mean its got a HD digital tuner so it can pick up Channel 4 HD,
or is it a conversion thing,
converting signal to digital HD...
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Re: What is atsc

ATSC tuner - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Old 01-09-2009, 11:44 AM   #3
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Re: What is atsc

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Does that mean its got a HD digital tuner
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so it can pick up Channel 4 HD,
No.
ATSC is the American Standard. To get CH4HD you'd need a DVB tuner of some kind, either DVB-S2 for Freesat, DVB-T2 for Freeview HD when it launches or an HD cable box
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