How to get HDTV?

[paramore]

I recently acquired an HDTV ready lcd monitor fm a relative. They bought it fm abroad, and since it has a built in ATSC we're expecting it to receive Digital signals. How come puro local channels lang ang nakukuha namin?

[marzi]

wala pa naman HD channels dito sa Pinas eh.

tsaka naka cable subscription ba kayo?

[ronjeremy]

tama we dont have HD local channels  i suggest magpacable ka,yung skycable alam ko HD na gmit nila kasi gumagamit na sila ng digital box,yung black na box then they connect it thru your audio video input,so parang nkavideo ka then yung box yung nagbibigay ng channels.

[marzi]

may nagooffer ng digital cable channels nga pala...Cignal..subscribe ka na..

[paramore]

Bakit ung relative namin sa states nakakapanood ng hdtv kahit walang subscription.

in fact accdg to them last june 12, 2009 lahat na nang tv sa US nakakapickup na nang Digital signals kahit wlang subscription. Basta HDTV ang tv or kung luma ang tv basta may converter box.\

Nagkaroon pa nga nang subsidy ang US govt sa mga converter box. Sila ang sumagot ng 80% ng value ng converter box sa lahat ng mga us citizens.

[sjon014]

Wait, are you in the states? Yes, earlier this year, all public-access TV networks switched to digital.

If you're in the Philippines, well, malayo-layo pa tayo dun - so even if you have an HDTV, or an SDTV with a converter box, you won't get anything.

[marzi]

Bakit ung relative namin sa states nakakapanood ng hdtv kahit walang subscription.

in fact accdg to them last june 12, 2009 lahat na nang tv sa US nakakapickup na nang Digital signals kahit wlang subscription. Basta HDTV ang tv or kung luma ang tv basta may converter box.\

Nagkaroon pa nga nang subsidy ang US govt sa mga converter box. Sila ang sumagot ng 80% ng value ng converter box sa lahat ng mga us citizens.

thats because all the networks in the states have agreed to stop broadcasting in analog..theyve saved that frequency for radio transmissions to avoid interference with the police and other emergency related broadcasts..

dito sa pinas, since limited pa naman ang hdtv users, hindi muna gumagastos ang mga local networks para mag hd broadcast..

best solution so far - get a cable tv subscription that offers digital channels. that will solve your problem..

[paramore]

I'm planning to save kaya ayoko muna nang cable connections. Kung hihintayin ko nlang kaya? May possiblity ba na mag-digital signals na rin sa phils.,? I subsidize kya ng phil govt ang mga converter boxes?

[marzi]

I'm planning to save kaya ayoko muna nang cable connections. Kung hihintayin ko nlang kaya? May possiblity ba na mag-digital signals na rin sa phils.,? I subsidize kya ng phil govt ang mga converter boxes?

kung ang tinutukoy mong channels eh yung mga local channels natin like ABS CBN, GMA etc, oo they have plans of going digital..pero i doubt na mangyayari yan anytime soon..closest na nakikita ko eh 2011 onwards..but i dont see the point of picture and sound clarity kung muka lang ni willie revillame ang papanoorin eh 

tsaka kung mag digital signals na, di mo na kelangan mag save ng pera since yung mga local channels naman eh free na talaga..kaya nga sabi ko mag subscribe ka ng Skycable o Cignal dahil may inooffer silang digital channels eh..di mo naman talaga makukuha yung mga cable channels like Discovery, HBO etc ng walang binabayaran..

and our government paying the networks and electronic manufacturers for the digital boxes? nako, duda ako dun..tandaan mo rin, nasa Pilipinas tayo hehehheee