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If by converter box you mean a digital converter box, the type that are being subsidized by the government, you don't. If you mean a tuner box, it is because the cable line is transmitting data, and it has to be interpreted into a video signal your TV can use.

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Q: Why do you have to have to have a converter box for HDTV if you are a cable company subscriber?
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