

When ATSC 3.0 becomes commonplace you should be able to get an external tuner to receive the broadcasts.

It is best not to worry about that for now and concentrate on finding the best solution to your antenna, TV and streaming needs. These ATSC 3.0 tuners will only be in the very highest-end TVs, all with sizes above 43 inches and several times your $1,500 budget. To make things even more complicated, ATSC 3.0 broadcasts are rolling out this year, which will allow TVs with ATSC 3.0 tuners to receive 4K broadcasts with Dolby Atmos sound. I have always been disappointed that the industry went in this direction and I feel it is a disservice to consumers, but it is what we are stuck with. Every modern television I know of only allows you to autotune the stations, and will not allow you to directly enter a station that is not stored in the memory. This provides some flexibility and allows you to receive a few extra stations that you might not be able to receive otherwise. I can also pick up the remote, enter a station directly and adjust my antenna to try and receive it even if it was not strong enough for the tuner to locate via autotune. For example, with my older HDTVs I can connect an antenna then run the autotune function to locate and store stations in the memory. Though the tuners in today’s televisions tend to have adequate signal reception, the feature set has definitely gone down. I do not know of any televisions that are known for outstanding tuners. We plan to get an Apple TV box so the TV does not have to be “Smart.” What would be a good soundbar to go with it?Ī.

What TV has the best over-the-air tuner for receiving broadcasts? We would like a 43-inch screen and can spend up to $1,500 on the television. The TV has a few other issues so we are going to replace it. The picture on our 32-inch Insignia breaks up and freezes when it is windy. We do not have cable and use a roof-mounted, medium-sized antenna to receive TV broadcasts.
