To the person who asked this question originally, for what it's worth,
we were at a friends house where they are getting excellent HDTV OTA
reception from 62 miles away, although they do live on a very high hill.
Richard P.
I'd like to hear from people who have antennas that can pull in HD
Here is a link for the forty dollar coupon for a TV decoder for your
analog sets. https://www.ntiadtv.com/home.cfm They won't be in the
stores for awhile but you can put your name on the list for two $40
coupons. FWIW the cable service that you have may already be
converted and you won't really
Does anyone know if the converter boxes have their own power supply? If
they are passive, then they might work with an existing a NTSC AC/DC TV.
Richard P.
Here is a link for the forty dollar coupon for a TV decoder for your
analog sets. https://www.ntiadtv.com/home.cfm
And btw,
This site allows you to see what is theoretically available.
http://www.antennaweb.org/aw/welcome.aspx.
On Feb 1, 2008 12:23 AM, Richard P. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I can pick up a couple of HD stations from 44 miles away. My antenna is
a compact outdoor UHF on a rotor. I imagine that with the
There aren't many of these things out on the market yet but every
description I have seen is that they will be similar to a cable box.
AC power seems to be the norm but some one might go out on that limb
with a DC compatible one. Of course they sell boxes to make AC from
DC. I suspect it will be
There aren't many of these things out on the market yet but every
description I have seen is that they will be similar to a cable box.
The government site for the coupons is www.dtv2009.gov
The coupons expire 90 days after the date of mailing so it may not be a
good idea to get coupons early. I
We got a larger model Olevia late last year.
The television has an HD tuner built in.
With a normal UHF antenna we can pull in some of the
stations from both Baltimore and Washington.
We tried a smaller powered portable antenna
from Home Depot ($40.00 indoor model, $50.00 outdoor )
and we were
Having an externally powered antenna still does not answer for me what we're
supposed to do in a hurricane? Or an ice storm? When we need to get
information from the airwaves, when cable and satellite are disabled, do we
need to get a battery backup to run an antenna for an ac/dc HDTV?
Haven't heard anything mentioned about that in their plans. Guess they
may have overlooked that one. Perhaps they want to have everyone end up
in the same boat with cellphones and wireless when the power goes down.
The only thing left operating will be landlines if anyone still uses
them. That
Congress plans on subsidizing the 'poor' so they can get HDTV. I'd rather
have subsidies so I can get a boat. In other words...I wish I had that
problem..
Mike
And btw, has anyone seen an ac/dc HDTV? What am I going to do on my
boat??
Cheer up.
Boats are cheaper than HDTV sets.
Sometimes.
- Original Message -
From: mike [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: COMPUTERGUYS-L@LISTSERV.AOL.COM
Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2008 6:25 PM
Subject: Re: [CGUYS] External Digital Receiver and OTA signals
Congress plans on subsidizing
I have a Olevia 30 inch HD-ready LCD television. I want to drop my
satellite hook-up and take advantage of the over-air HD signal of the
local stations. Aside from the antenna, I believe I need an external
digital tuner to accomplish this and I guess I'm seeking confirmation,
and
Make sure that you'll be able to get a decent HDTV signal on a
dependable basis first. Start with:
http://www.antennaweb.org/aw/welcome.aspx
You should be able to see what is possible/impossible, reception-wise.
As for tuner recommendations, others will have to weigh in here.
Richard P.
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