"Digital TV ready"

if can not get with adjustment it could be a problem in the board, tried with re soldering cold soldered component joints at the video section.

Unless you are using a cable tv provider to receive your local channels you will definitely need a converter.
Depending on the cable provider will determine if you will need one at that time.

Thanks,
Robert

Your Hitachi 51UWX20B is an HDTV-Ready TV. No Digital Tuner. HDTV-Ready means that your TV set is capable of displaying analog and high-definition digital pictures, but without a digital tuner, it cannot receive the digital signal. An HDTV-Ready requires an external high-definition TV receiver (digital tuner) in order to receive HDTV signals. These external receivers can be called an HDTV Tuner, set-top-box, decoder or DTV Converter Box . So you will be required to purchase a converter box to receive over the air programming from an external antenna.

This is pretty common. Usually it's because of bad solder connections at a part called the vertical output integrated circuit. Resoldering the bad connections is often all it takes to fix the trouble. While it's a simple repair, unless you have experience doing electronic soldering you should have this done by a professional. It's possible to more damage. Take the set to a shop for an estimate (won't cost as much as a new TV).

No, needs a converter box.

That vintage of tv requires external decoder box. Its hd ready, but not digital ready. Repost the remote model number

depends if you have a cable service. Cable companies will still broadcast in analog because they are a closed system same with sat. only other way to tell if you have a digital tuner is by one a cable/satalite card or when doing the tv programing it asks digital?

Hi Dru,
Good news, your 42 inch Phillips has a built in digital tuner, all you need is an antenna.
Please post the model of your other Tv and I will check on the tuner type.
I have provided a link to a site that has good info on antenna types and the channels you will be able to recieve.
http://www.antennaweb.org/aw/welcome.aspx

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I called the manufacturer.

This model only has an analog tuner, so you will require either a converter box or hi-def tuner after the transition.