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  • #1

    Can I use my Scientific Atlanta box as a regular converter?

    My friend who doesn't have cable(Brooklyn Time Warner) is getting this channel I want to see called "Antenna TV". She just has an old tv and a converter box.
    Any way I can get this channel using the box I have(Scientific Atlanta 8300)
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  • #2
    Won't work

    I tried unplugging the cable from the SA box and just plugging it directly into the tv but didn't work.

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    • #3
      Nope - you need an antenna converter box or a TV with ATSC for that, and you'll need an actual antenna, too, in many places.
      Been here a long time . . .

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      • #4
        SA 8300 box

        Any tricks I can do to get more channels?

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        • #5
          My friend is giving me a converter box, what kind of antenna do I need to get it to work?

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          • #6
            Just a standard off-air antenna (even rabbit ears) will do. See also

            http://www.antennaweb.org

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            • #7
              More Channels?

              Any tricks to get more channels?

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              • #8
                That should get you everything that's broadcast. That's all we know of.
                Been here a long time . . .

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                • #9
                  Free Channels

                  I read that some people are running an ethernet cable between their internet modem and the tv box and getting channels.

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                  • #10
                    So the TV has an ethernet input? Do you have a link?
                    Been here a long time . . .

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