$40 for HDTV converter boxes

interesting:

I also need a voucher for electricity. These boxes use 30W to 40W all the time, even when we are sleeping. There is no way to put it in standby, and it takes forever to reboot if unplugged.

I haven't seen anything on shelves here. Sometimes I walk over to the electronics aisle, especially when my wife can't stand my "Are we done shopping now?" look.

Here's hoping that multipath doesn't render this whole area a digital wasteland. I guess nobody cares to test. All I know is that if it doesn't work there will be some phone lines starting to glow. You can take a lot away from the masses but not football and TV.

interesting:

Really? Wow. And whom will they flog for such a clear case of technical incompetence?

interesting:

Scientific Altanta for such design oversight, Cox cable for loading on-demand junks, and regulators sleeping on the job, I guess.

been a program funded that'll give you a $40

request up to two such vouchers.

process that they'll be able to bring up a $39.99

electronics aisle, especially when my wife can't

wasteland. I guess nobody cares to test. All I know

You can take a lot away from the masses but not

Wallmart has a RCA VHS/DVD recorder w/ATSC receiver. $2xx I use a Happauge usb receiver, and it works well, I'm 50 miles east of the Empire State Building and get good recption with a

I really want to see some portables, to replace my little sony NTSC TV. But Rabbit ears arent going to work like with the

Cheers

Too bad that one cannot get cash for those stupid vouchers...

You mean, overthrow the present dictatorship for something that more closely represents a (hush) democracy?

been a program funded that'll give you a $40

request up to two such vouchers.

process that they'll be able to bring up a $39.99

electronics aisle, especially when my wife can't

wasteland. I guess nobody cares to test. All I know

You can take a lot away from the masses but not

Empire State Building and get good recption with a

moisture content in the air.

Rabbit ears arent going to work like with the

Mouse ears?

interesting:

Put it on a clock so it turns on an hour before you need it. Works if you have a regular schedule. Works for me in my weekend house. ;-)

Kal

linnix wrote in news:1191541254.054314.52360@

One of the specs that these "Voucher" boxes must adhere to is a low power standby mode.

In the real world, I doubt you'd find an actual basic level STB draw more than 20W running anyhow.

To save energy,we hv a 4.5W machine and with 'sleep' mode

buy here with coupon sell to other countires use ATSC,you get cash

It works great here in the land of multipath, the Pacific Northwest (hills, trees, low flying aircraft). I've got an HDTV set and a VHS/DVD recorder (both with ATSC tuner) and they work great with set top UHF loops.

interesting:

Why do you say "Asian" ;-)

Frank

After the analog turn off, there will be no OTA TV over 698 MHz

GG

I have to wonder, what happens to the TV's without PLL tuners? They'll be able to tune throughought the band and some cheap ass public infastructure carrier will not protect their data streams.

This will be fun. Sort of like how UPS isn't using the segment of the

Their data streams will be encrypted, I imagine, if they care.

I had heard it was also due to how cheap cell phones were becoming (and that coverage was becoming the vast majority of anywhere UPS was going anyway... save the VHF for the guys who really were driving out into the boonies).