Most televisions today are digital/QAM compliant, however less expensive or budget televisions may not be. To find out if your television has a QAM tuner, check the specifications in your owner's manual, or visit the manufacturer's website. A QAM tuner allows your TV to tune to digital or HD channels. Most, but not all, TV’s that were made after 2006 have a QAM tuner built in. Most Samsung, Sony, Sharp, Panasonic, Toshiba, and Visio models have a built in QAM tuner. • An example of what the manual may say if the TV has a QAM tuner: o “Built in digital tuner (ATSC/Clear QAM)”, or “NTSC/QAM“ • Additionally, if your TV remote has the (.) or (-) symbol button for easy tuning or is able to display channels such as 5.2 or 5-2, your TV likely has a QAM tuner. • An example of what the manual may say if the TV does NOT have a QAM tuner: o “ATSC / NTSC Tuner” (there will be no mention of QAM) |