As a Sony, LG, & Samsung Dealer I can tell you none of these have a current "high End' Model HDTV tuner box. Was a different story a couple of years ago when no one was really looking for a tuner, and we still sold a ton of them. Have not been any replacements for a while. YMMV.
Tom W9SRV --- On Fri, 1/9/09, Dan Cation <dan...@ckt.net> wrote: > From: Dan Cation <dan...@ckt.net> > Subject: [Repeater-Builder] Re: OT- Digital TV converter box issues > To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com > Date: Friday, January 9, 2009, 12:45 PM > As for higher end converter boxes, there are some HDTV tuner > boxes - > most of which are aimed at the HDTV market and have either > Component > Video or HDMI outputs - I know I have seen LG and Samsung > models at > Best Buy, and I think I also saw some from people like > Sony. These are > generally considered tuners and not converter boxes by > their > manufacturers. www.solidsignal.com has a comparison chart > of > features of all of the coupon eligible converter boxes (not > the > tuners) that makes it pretty easy to see what is out there > in that > class. I noticed a Zinwel and the DTVPal that both have > some sort of > timer for recording, with the DTVPal getting the best > reviews. For a > really nice box, check out the DTVPal DVR at DTVPal.com - > dual tuners, > built in hard drive recorder, HDMI and Component output as > well as > modulator and composite video out for $249. You can record > two shows > on different channels and watch a recorded show all at the > same time. > Makes fooling with a MythTV box a lot of trouble, by > comparison. > > 73 - Dan > > --- In Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com, "Mark" > <n9...@...> wrote: > > > > Joe, > > > > Can you provide manufacturers and/or model numbers so > I can research > further > > on these "higher-end" boxes?? > > > > Also, in regard to Chuck's comment about stations > staying on their UHF > > allocation freqs, WBBM - the CBS affiliate in Chicago > - is on Ch 2 > analog > > and Ch 12 digital for now. WBBM will revert to Ch 3 > for digital > once the > > migration is complete. The coverage maps obtained > from the link > provided > > earlier does *not* indicate this future frequency > change data... you > need to > > check the FCC for these eventualities. > > > > WBBM-TV IL CHICAGO USA > (Digital) > > > > Licensee: CBS BROADCASTING INC. > > Service Designation: DT Digital television station > > > > Channel: 3 60 - 66 MHz Licensed > > File No.: BLCDT-20050623ABL Facility ID > number: 9617 > > CDBS Application ID No.: 1069502 > > > > Mark - N9WYS > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com > > [mailto:repeater-buil...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of > MCH > > > > Only some are made low cost (and coupon > 'eligible'). There are a lot of > > models that are not eligible for the coupon that have > more features > than > > the basic models - such as 1080p support. I have not > seen any with any > > scheduling features, either, however. > > > > Joe M. > > > > From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com On Behalf Of > Chuck Kelsey > > > > Almost all of the stations will be UHF in my area when > all is said > and done. > > > > Check your region on this map to be sure. It shows > what channel the > stations > > > > will use after cutover. > > http://www.fcc.gov/dtv/markets/ > > > > Chuck > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > >
