iJohn wrote: > On Wed, Sep 23, 2009 at 10:44 PM, dorayme <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Maybe you don't have them in US? In Australia, TV is moving away from >> analog and the free to air stations are broadcasting in Digital and >> HD Digital. >> > > The TV conversion to broadcasting in digital happened in the United > States on June 12 of this year. So, yes, we are familiar ... and > depending on where you live also frustrated ... with the "converter > boxes". > > The problem with connecting the converter boxes I've seen here to a > monitor is matching the boxes outputs to the monitors inputs. Many of > the most inexpensive converter boxes don't support any type of video > out other than RF, usually on US VHF channels 3 or 4. Those converter > boxes which do provide video and audio lines out, do so in ways that > can't necessarily be be used with a monitor. Composite video with > stereo audio is typical. Some (fewer) also provide S-video out. > > While many of the recent analog TVs here will have inputs for those > formats, it's not a given that you'd find them on your LCD monitor. > While there are monitors that provide those inputs, there are also > more than a few that don't. > > Interesting idea though. The converter boxes certainly are cheap > enough if they can work for you. > > -irrational john > > > You mean the "if you live more than 18 miles from the tower (preferably line of sight) and have to buy boosters/bigger antennas, etc or pay for cable/satellite service box".
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