Only some of the converter boxes that MAY become available can be
obtained with coupons. Most retailers have no particular desire to
offer converter boxes because to do so would likely reduce their sales
of new digital televisions. Most retailers, at this point in time,
have placed no orders for converters with any manufacturers. Most
available manufacturers are not even planning to make converters
because they see too small a market for them.
As I have heard from other sources, the whole thing is a big, big
mess, and it could well be that no converters will ever be available to
anyone on any reasonable retail scale. Additionally, retailers and
manufacturers do not view themselves as being responsible for analog TV
owners being able to continue using their analog television sets.
Bottom line? It is a quagmire of mismanagement, collusion and
confusion, and in the final analysis, do not expect to get anything.
http://content.times-herald.com/290648704483489.bsp
Steve
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