Entertainment Center: TVs, Stereos, VCRs and DVDs - TV/Cable question

Was given a good working Hitachi color TV that most likely is analog being it is over 20 years old; it does male cable fitting on the back that allows you to screw your cable wire on, but, I find that I only get the first ten or so channels, mostly local all with good picture and reception. Do I need some type of box that will allow the TV to receive all the channels that I get on the rest of my TV's?

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Dave Doran

If it's 20 years old then yes you would need a cable box.

Many sets of that era (I still have 3 1988-vintage TV's) had a small switch marked "antenna/cable", usually concealed behind a door on the front of the TV, along with the video adjustment controls. You might check to see if you have such a switch, and if so, that its set to the "cable" position. If you can't find a switch, then it probably was not designed to be "cable ready" and will need the cable company box.

You solved the problem and I thank you very much; sure enough there was a switch on the back for "normal" and Catv and now my problem is solved. I thank you very much for your prompt reply............just love this site, have turned many people on to it.

Dave Doran