Can I pick up an HD signal on my Dish Network non HD package with my HDTV 1080p?
I am soon getting and HDTV with 1080p. Currently I have Dish Network non HD package. Should my HDTV be able to unscramble HD signals on some channels? For example, If a cable channel like ESPN, TNT, etc say “This game is being brodcasted in High Definition”. Would my HDTV be able to pick up that signal, even if i don’t have and HD package through Dish Network? My TV will have the ATSC/NTSC & QAM Digital Television Tuners.
No-you need the HD package, except for local TV, if that is coming from your own antenna. Then the ATSC tuner would get you the local over the air HD.
If you had cable, the QAM tuner, in most areas, would get you unscrambled HD.
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