cocheese 0 #1 May 7, 2008 Make sure you go to DTVtransition.org to get coupons for converter boxes for that tv in your dz trailer, or the one you use for travel etc. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ltdiver 3 #2 May 7, 2008 Got my coupons through pbs.org. ltdiver Don't tell me the sky's the limit when there are footprints on the moon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
normiss 900 #3 May 7, 2008 PBS linked me here PBS rocks. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DougH 270 #4 May 7, 2008 I have cable so I am all set?"The restraining order says you're only allowed to touch me in freefall" =P Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BillyVance 35 #5 May 7, 2008 QuoteI have cable so I am all set? No, you'll probably still need the converter... We're all switching to digital TV by next February I think. So if you don't have a digital TV or something, you'll need the converter."Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cocheese 0 #6 May 8, 2008 cable = no box needed. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gene03 0 #7 May 8, 2008 I'm thinking it isn't that simple... what about the anntena?“The only fool bigger than the person who knows it all is the person who argues with him. Stanislaw Jerzy Lec quotes (Polish writer, poet and satirist 1906-1966) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
peek 21 #8 May 8, 2008 QuoteI'm thinking it isn't that simple... what about the anntena? Yes, it's that simple. If your antenna is adequate for the analog signal you are now receiving it will be fine for DTV. Of course many, many scams are going to surface related to this change, which always happens when something new and technical comes along. I already received an ad from a cable company suggesting that it would be easier to subscribe to cable so that the cable company employee can come out and take care of everything for me rather than me having to go through this "complicated" procedure of adding a DTV converter. (If I were a very non-technical senior citizen maybe...) If you can hook up a DVD player to your TV you can add a DTV converter. See the FAQ on https://www.dtv2009.gov/ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gene03 0 #9 May 8, 2008 Thanks.“The only fool bigger than the person who knows it all is the person who argues with him. Stanislaw Jerzy Lec quotes (Polish writer, poet and satirist 1906-1966) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
normiss 900 #10 May 8, 2008 my favorite scam: HDTV antennae.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nutz 0 #11 May 8, 2008 How many people actually use an antenna? If you have cable - you will have to do nothing. My Dad went out and bought all new tv's because they were going to quit working in February. He has cable. "Don't! Get! Eliminated!" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AnKaLi 0 #12 May 8, 2008 I like kickin it old school with my antenna that is straight out of 1985. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BillyVance 35 #13 May 8, 2008 Glad to know it. Guess I mis-understood the deal. And no, I didn't buy any new TVs yet. I always drag my feet when buying new stuff. I wait til everybody on the block has it, then I get it. "Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryoder 1,590 #14 May 8, 2008 QuoteHow many people actually use an antenna? People who want to see a real HDTV picture, instead of that mangled crap Comcast is pushing down the cable? Just Google for: comcast hdtv compression Synopsis here: http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=1008271"There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
normiss 900 #15 May 8, 2008 and they're not the only ones.... compare satellite and cable HD signals side by side...or over the air for that matter. satellite and antennae are the bestest! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryoder 1,590 #16 May 8, 2008 An interesting note on over-the-air antennas: There is a old UHF antenna design called the Hoverman that never became very popular, due to not having sufficient bandwidth to cover the entire UHF TV band. With the sale of the 700MHz spectrum, the FCC has again lopped of the top of the UHF TV band, narrowing it down to the point the Hoverman is now practical, and in fact outperforms other designs. If you Google around, you can find forums of hobbyists who are sharing plans for homebuilding it."There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
marcandalysse 0 #17 May 8, 2008 ryoder, I always like your posts alot....but it is hard to take you seriously when I look over at your avatar....DUDE!! "The reason angels can fly is that they take themselves so lightly." --GK Chesterton Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryoder 1,590 #18 May 8, 2008 Quote ryoder, I always like your posts alot....but it is hard to take you seriously when I look over at your avatar....DUDE!! That avatar is my role model. He is exactly the opposite of me, and I try to be more like him, rather that the moody, cranky bastard I really am."There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ltdiver 3 #19 May 8, 2008 Quote I like kickin it old school with my antenna that is straight out of 1985. My antenna is older than that and still works fine. My new HDTV picks up the digital channels and it's all good. Free too. ltdiver Don't tell me the sky's the limit when there are footprints on the moon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
