Keep getting free TV on your current set

• For each analog TV (most older sets, especially picture-tube sets), you need to buy a digital-to-analog converter box and connect it to a UHF/VHF antenna and the TV. You should get more channels and better picture and sound quality than you would from analog broadcasts. A digital video recorder with a built-in tuner will also work, but it costs more and you can't use a coupon to reduce the price.
  
  
• If your TV has a built-in digital tuner (most sets bought since 2006 do), you don't need a converter to pull in digital stations. Just connect a UHF/VHF antenna to your TV. With an HDTV, you'll get true HD quality. Standard-definition digital sets (as well as analog sets connected to a converter) convert HD signals to a lower resolution.
  
  
• Another way to keep any TV working is to subscribe to cable, satellite, or phone-company service, but it's not free. Basic plans cost $10 to $20 a month and might have channels not available over the air.