How do I know if my TV will be able to tune in the special Zv channel?

You just need an HDTV with a digital-cable compatible tuner. For help figuring out if your HDTV has a digital-cable compatible tuner, click here. A little history:

• Early HDTVs did not have digital tuners, and so were advertised as “HD Ready”- to use Zv with these sets, you will need to purchase an external tuner.
• Next-generation HDTV’s included tuners that could receive digital over-the-air broadcasts via a standard called ATSC.
• Shortly after that, HDTV tuners were upgraded to receive digital cable channels as well, using a standard called QAM.

We know of no HDTV sold in the US today that does not contain both an ATSC and QAM tuner, even though the QAM (or Digital Cable) capability is sometimes not marketed. In fact, most of the HDTVs in service today are compatible with ZvBox.