Cox without the box?
Is it possible to watch without the contour box? Can I just run the cable straight to the TV and scan for channels?
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It is possible to watch cable TV without a Contour box, but you can't just run the cable directly to your TV. At a minimum, you must have a mini box between the incoming cable and your TV to convert the digital signal.
Thanks CurtB. So I'm trying to avoid having to use 2 remotes (this is for my 84 year old mom) and frankly the interface on the Smart TV is so much more intuitive and easy to use so looking for a solution where the channels will be right there on the TV's homescreen next Netflix and all that other good stuff.
Sounds like I might be out of luck though.
Netflix will need a Contour 2 box.
It's a smart TV so apps for Netflix, Disney, Prime Video, etc are already on the home screen, can stream them no problem and it's much faster and easier to use than the Contour's app interface. She has the Contour, not happy with it, looking for a way to get rid of it and just use the Smart TV interface and remote. I know that years ago you could just run the coax straight to the TV and get local channels (pretty much all she watches) but it sounds like it doesn't work that way anymore. I'll probably call Cox tomorrow and see if they got something I'm not thinking of.
- @Gm5
You can also check the Smart TV manual to see if it can be programmed to our cable boxes. I have Samsung TV's and their remotes will program to my cable boxes.
Jonathan J
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It's a Hisense, and I don't see anywhere in the user manual where you can program it to control a cable box. Appreciate the suggestion though.
You can try calling their support and asking them at 1-888-935-8880 or email them at Service@Hisense-usa.com. I'm also providing a link to their forum www.avforums.com/.../.
Jonathan J
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