DIGITAL CONVERTER

No idea, you'd have to try to find specs. Which is usually not at all easy.

This whole DTV conversion was IMHO rather ill-prepared. Then they slapped 3-mo expiration times on the coupons, obviously blissfully unaware of the supply situation.

As I've mentioned before, I believe there will be major outbursts of unhappiness next February. I would not want to be a phone operator at the office of a local politician at that time. I thought the multipath problems (which appear to be almost exactly as I expected) would become the number one complaint. It might not be number one ...

Strange; i found it during my survey, and just a little while ago; try the full URL

So the RCA is better than the other three?

Maybe China now has a town named "RCA" like Japan (way back in the dim ages) named a town "USA"?

It will convert analog signals either from an antenna or cable...

The other one we can buy is a Magnavox. I'd have to dig out my notes but there was something that I couldn't do with that one. But I guess we'll have to take what's there. Last time I called they had none at all.

| > Jim Thompson wrote: | >

| > This whole DTV conversion was IMHO rather ill-prepared. Then they | > slapped 3-mo expiration times on the coupons, obviously blissfully | > unaware of the supply situation. | | | That is so the government doesn't have to release some, or most of the | money allocated for the conversion. "It's not OUR fault that you didn't | redeem your vouchers before they expired. Now go away!" | | | > As I've mentioned before, I believe there will be major outbursts of | > unhappiness next February. I would not want to be a phone operator at | > the office of a local politician at that time. I thought the multipath | > problems (which appear to be almost exactly as I expected) would become | > the number one complaint. It might not be number one ... | | | None of the DTV transmitters are at anywhere near full power and | won't be, till the analog service goes dark. We have no idea if higher | power levels will help, or hurt this fiasco. | |

Some Stations may switch back to VHF too. Which I understand requires less power than those at UHF.

As for the coupons, I think they are mulling extending the expiry dates, since the boxes are in short supply.

I have the RCA box, these work well as long as threes a good signal.

Cheers

Any links to that effect? Ours will expire in a few weeks and whenever I look there is no stock of the RCA box. Or often of any other box.

Do they somewhat behave in multipath situations?

When i did my survey, all links given (on the sheet with the coupons) were valid *except* the

Thanks. I'll have to do the spec checks again since they don't have the RCA I had picked (which may or may not have vanished already). Downside is most slap on about $10 per box for S&H.

We have a rather tough multipath situation so just reding the datasheets ain't working, got to find reports from actual users. A box that collapses under multipath would be no more than a doorstop.

You can't get basic cable in your area?

...Jim Thompson

Just for the news and the occasional old movie? I don't want to :-)

All the over-the-air news is leftist-weenie-based :-(

...Jim Thompson

Fox-40 is? Hmm, ok, maybe our political convictions are a bit different. Wouldn't have thought so, but ...

Do you get all of Fox or just a half-hour?

I get it 24/7 ;-)

...Jim Thompson

Just the short version. But it might be gone Feb-2009 on account of multipath :-(

I see plenty of the Johnsonville stuff in the stores around here. Not in the discount places, but in the national & regional grocery chains.

I am rather interested in hearing about which one handles multipath the best, as i am out in the Portland boondocks.

But then they are quite expensive.