A:AnswerIt can pick up over-the-air HDTV signals and turn them into old fashioned TV set NTSC RF signals. A North American standard. Not for over-seas.
The F-connector marked RF Output will give you channel 3 or 4 NTSC (menu selected).
A:AnswerNope. You need an antenna and a thumb drive..
I used this one: (It was $9.99 on sale).
SanDisk - Ultra Fit™ 64GB USB 3.1 Flash Drive - Black
Model:SDCZ430-064G-A46SKU:6182923
A:AnswerIf "Connecting the antenna directly to the tv via coax doesn't work", that sounds like it could be one of three things.
1. Bad antenna.
2. Bad coax cable.
3. Bad RF input on the TV. (Sometimes lightning storms can burn up the RF input devices).
As to your question, the answer is Yes. You should made sure you have a good HDMI cable and your Sony HDMI port (on tv) is good.
A:Answer1. Antenna
2. HDMI cable
3. USB flash drive.
I got the flash drive on sale for 9.99 and it seems to work okay..
SanDisk - Ultra Fitâ„¢ 64GB USB 3.1 Flash Drive - Black
Model: SDCZ430-064G-A46
SKU: 6182923
A:AnswerIf your HDTV has an HDMI input port, you will just need a HDMI cable, an Antenna and some memory storage.
I got this thumb drive, on sale for 9.99
SanDisk - Ultra Fitâ„¢ 64GB USB 3.1 Flash Drive - Black
Model: SDCZ430-064G-A46
SKU: 6182923