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You’ll need a converter box for over-the-air reception with an antenna, if you want to use your old analog TV.

If you have a coupon, note that it expires three months from when you got it.

The coupon type of converter boxes aren’t designed to work with cable TV. But after the switchover, some cable operators might still supply analog signals for local stations.

Cable will also provide digital signals for many premium offerings (or with Comcast, maybe for everything, nixing analog altogether). For digital cable, an analog TV would need a digital set-top box, one that the cable company no doubt will tell you about. But that’s not the coupon type of converter box, which is only for over-the-air reception.

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You’ll need a converter box for over-the-air reception with an antenna, if you want to use your old analog TV.

If you have a coupon, note that it expires three months from when you got it.

The coupon type of converter boxes aren’t designed to work with cable TV. But after the switchover, some cable operators might still supply analog signals for local stations.

Cable will also provide digital signals for many premium offerings (or with Comcast, maybe for everything, nixing analog altogether). For digital cable, an analog TV would need a digital set-top box, one that the cable company no doubt will tell you about. But that’s not the coupon type of converter box, which is only for over-the-air reception.

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