As for the tuners , many tuners will scan and then can scan again for more channels. Some tuners will do direct channel entry. When doing direct channel entry , the Real Channel needs to be selected not the virtual channel. Read and understand about , REAL Digital Broadcast Tv Channels , Virtual Digital Broadcast Tv Channels , Analog Broadcast Tv Channels ,
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