[78-L] Digital TV - HOUSE DEAFEATS BILL on DELAY ^

[Thomas Stern]

  for those of us in the US and not on cable usw,
which converter boxes has anyone been able to get, how good are they, what
kind
of antenna works well?
  Anyone have experience with "smart antennas"(and converters which work
with them)?
  Which converter boxes are people looking for and have NOT been able to
get?
  In NY and Boston area, there seem to be plenty of boxes available (Best
Buy, Radio Shack, Sears, KMart).
  I  got an INSIGNIA box (best buy brand, same as zenith iirc) which works
with ancient rabbit ears.  converted picture is visibly better than
broadcast analog, but
feel like a throwback to the 50's since one needs to adjust the rabbit ears
for some stations.
  I've read online writeups about other boxes which sound pretty good, such
as the dish network box which comes in two ids (dtvpal, tr40) but is the
same except the one sold in stores is $20 more expensive than the one they
sell online,
and RCA DTA800B1 which seems to be sold only by Wal-Mart West and Mid-West
stores.
  Thanks, Thomas.



-----Original Message-----
From: 78-l-bounces at klickitat.78online.com
[mailto:78-l-bounces at klickitat.78online.com]On Behalf Of Ken "Silver
Showcase"
Sent: Wednesday, January 28, 2009 5:29 PM
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Subject: Re: [78-L] Digital TV - HOUSE DEAFEATS BILL on DELAY


fnarf at comcast.net wrote:
> Also, I heard that while they've got plenty of coupons, there's a major
shortage of the converter boxes, so several million people are unable to get
them.
>

That's my problem.  I've got the coupon but its no good because nobody
has the converters to sell.  At least not around here.

I talked to the manager of one store and he said that he's been promised
delivery by certain dates but those dates pass with no delivery.  He's
frustrated because he has some unhappy customers but there's nothing he
can do about it except try to explain to them that he can't get the
converters that have been promised to him.

-- Ken

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