My application for a converter box coupon was rejected saying that there were
no more coupons available.
73 - Jim W5ZIT
--- On Mon, 1/5/09, TRACOMM <trac...@yahoo.com> wrote:
From: TRACOMM <trac...@yahoo.com>
Subject: [Repeater-Builder] OT- Digital TV converter box issues
To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com
Date: Monday, January 5, 2009, 2:21 PM
Having issues converting over to digital TV.
My father "volunteered" my services to a few of his friends, all
serious seniors, Detroit market, As an elecronic wizard (my dad's
words) I should be able to make anything with wires work well.
Most converter boxes I tried took forever to scan, channels missing,
analog TV worked great.
Most of the seniors already had their "free" box, obtained with the
converter box coupon.
Only boxes I have found so far that seem to work very well are the
DigitalStream & Zenith pass thru boxes, scan quickly, best picture on
rabbit ears. Cost more, but worth the price.
Below is a message from another user group, also detailing the
frustration in switching over to digital.
CJD
--- In l...@yahoogroups. com, BB <beazer...@. ..> wrote:
>
> I went out to the home of an elderly couple having problem hooking
up their converter boxes. When I arrived, the man had set up the
boxes correctly. His problem - he was missing half of the stations
he had before! I ran the scan about 10 times. Each time it found
different stations. But very few of the UHF channels from Phx.
>
> According to www.antennaweb. org - he should be able to get them
all - plus some of the Tucson stations. He's getting the Tucson ones
that are 70 miles away, but not the Phoenix ones that are 30 miles
away. He's using an indoor set top antenna, the kind with the built
in amplifier. We tried different settings without much change.
>
> Weather conditions at the time - rain. I've noticed at my house
when it rains, some channels have severe pixelation.
>
> With the converter turned off, he gets all the Phoenix stations
analog signals just fine on that indoor antenna. But going through
the converter, he's missing a few of the incidental ones...ABC,
UPN...ION.
>
> Needless to say, he isn't too happy. It looks like unless we can
come up with a better option - he needs to call DISH. If Congress
wants to talk to an average consumer about what they think of digital
television - he'd give them an earful!
> Any ideas?
> Bea Lueck
