Question: How to Connect Cable to Tv Without Box

Make sure that your TV’s power adapter is unplugged and all connected equipment is turned off. Connect a coaxial cable (not provided) to the ANT/CABLE IN jack on the back of your TV and to the antenna or cable TV wall jack. Plug your TV’s power adapter into a power outlet, then turn on your TV.

Can you run cable to TV without box?

The “cable-ready” tuners on some analog TVs can’t read the stream of ones and zeroes that make up a digital cable feed. But if you own a digital TV and only want to watch local broadcast stations (or public, educational and government channels, but not anything else), you don’t need a box or an adapter.

Can I connect my cable directly to my TV?

Just plug the coax cable directly into the TV. But first, you need to do a channel scan with your TV to find all the basic tier stations. When you do the channel scan, be sure to set the TV to “CABLE”, not “OFF THE AIR”.