Free 4K TV With An Antenna Is Almost Here
id="article-body" class="row" section="article-body"> Samsung's 2020 8K TVs, as well as select 2020 4K and 8K models from LG and Sony, will have Next Gen TV tuners built-in. David Katzmaier CES 2020 was the official launch of Next Gen TV, aka ATSC 3.0. By the end of the year, 61 markets will be broadcasting, and 20 different models from 3 manufacturers -- LG, Samsung and Sony -- will be available with built-in tuners. Don't be surprised to see other manufacturers follow suit. Standalone tuner boxes that you can connect to any TV are also on their way.
Next Gen TV is the latest version of over-the-air antenna TV. Its broadcasts have the capability to carry high-quality Ultra HD 4K video, High Dynamic Range and wide color Racing Limits APK gamut, high frame rates up to 120Hz, and more. Like current over-the-air TV broadcasts -- and unlike cable, satellite or live TV streaming -- it will be My Talking Tom Mod APK apk free download. You'll just need an antenna and a TV with a built-in Next Gen TV tuner, or separate tuner that can decode it. ATSC 3.0 proponents also claim better reception indoors and on the go, perhaps on your phone or Mountain Car Drive APK Mod Hack Download Mod even to your car.
Read more: Best TV antennas for cord cutters, starting at just $10 One potential downside for Drive and Park Hack APK consumers? ATSC 3.0 will also let broadcasters track your viewing habits, information that can be used for targeted advertising, just like companies such as Facebook and Google use today. ATSC.org Here's the top-line info: If you get your TV from streaming, cable or satellite, Next Gen TV/ATSC 3.0 won't affect you at all. The transition is voluntary.
Stations don't have to switch. Many will, however, for reasons we'll explain below. It's not backwards-compatible with the current HD (ATSC 1.0) standard, so your current TV won't be able to receive it. Your current antenna should work fine though. Stations that switch to Next Gen TV will still have to keep broadcasting ATSC 1.0 for five years. 20 models from Sony, Samsung, and LG will have built-in tuners starting with the 2020 model year. Stations across the country are already receiving 3.0 licenses, and several are already broadcasting.
Stations in the largest 40 TV markets in the US have committed to broadcasting Next Gen TV by the end of 2020, with over 60 markets total covering roughly 70% of the US population. Read more: Best 4K TVs for 2020 A demonstration of a Next Gen TV Olympic broadcast, co-hosted by WRAL-TV, NBC Universal and NABOKI Mod APK Hack NAB in February 2018. National Association of Broadcasters How it will work in your home At CES 2020 I saw an interesting demo at the Next Gen TV booth.
There was a prototype tuner connected to an antenna on the roof of the Las Vegas Convention Center. It was showing live Next Gen TV broadcasts, though at that point these were "only" HD, not 4K. The most interesting thing about this setup was the tuner had no HDMI output. The antenna (RF) cable went into the tuner, and out of the tuner was a single Ethernet cable. This was connected to an off-the-shelf router, similar to what you have in your home now for Wi-Fi.
Because Next Gen TV is IP-based, it's very easy to send around a network. So in this setup, an antenna and tuner receive the signal, and then it gets sent out over your home network to TVs or other devices. This means anything with access to your network can have access to over-the-air TV, be it your TV, your phone, your tablet or even an Apple TV box, which showed local channels like any other content option such as Netflix or Disney Plus.
