Dumb Question re: HDTV

TWC includes HD in their service, if you don't have it, then rabbit ears is all you need

 

Ahh, good old 'HD-ready.' Thank goodness that consumer-confusing term is dying off.

Looks like you need an HD Tuner, in the form of a cable box or dish box. They sell some standalone ones but I'm not sure how expensive they are. They used to be really expensive, allowing you to get an 'HD-Ready' set without one for a decent price. Most sets now come with the tuner, though.

Google says you are out of luck, however.

kp57ws510 Features

HDTV: HDTV Ready with Optional HD Receiver

http://www.sony-hdtv.com/kp57ws510.htm

 

would this mean his tv has an HD tuner? if not than, damn... you're shit out of luck without TWC, DirecTV, DISH Network... I don't know anything about that black box

 

Going by that, I'd say the TV does have a tuner.

By the spec sheet on their website, it looks like an option.

Your best bet now is to plug in an antenna and see if you get hi def stations. There are extra local 'HD' channels like full-time weather raders, if you can see those channels you've got an HD Tuner. The channel numbers are like 18.1 etc.

 

You asked for help. You got it. What is it about "HD ready...does not have a built-in HD-capable tuner." do you not understand? I have an HD Ready TV. I knew when I bought it that I would need a tuner to decode an HD signal.

As to the antenna information, you can only lead the horse to water. An Off-Air antenna will pick up local DTV signals, the point being some better than others. They will include, in many cases, HDTV signals as well, but your set, without an HD Tuner can not decode them.

 

wtf is a spam-bot anyway?

 

acording to that it only says it has a NTSC tuner which ONLY picks up ANALOG channels. you must have an ATSC tuner to pick up DIGITAL channels including HDTV.
hope that helps.