![]() ![]() There are about 15 different converter boxes on the government’s list of eligible units available thus far. (That’s part of why the feds have been so anxious to free up those frequencies for other uses.) Most of the frustrations of mounting an antenna for analog TV are gone with digital – even though the transmitters are using only about a tenth of the power used for analog. Some online suppliers are catering especially to this niche. Viewers who hadn’t used a TV antenna for decade are installing the small new indoor and outdoor UHF antennas for OTA reception. The picture will probably be better than you can get from either cable or satellite since it will have absolutely no data reduction imposed on it in an effort to cram as many channels as possible into one conduit. You might even invest in an antenna for your HDTV set and see what local stations it can pick up directly. You may receive stations not provided by your service or for which you are being charged extra now. ![]() ![]() Moreover, even if you are hooked up to a subscription cable or satellite TV service and according to the government guidelines are therefore not in need of converter boxes, you should consider getting a converter box for at least one of your analog sets, because you may be able to receive good reception from local stations with only an indoor antenna. (Or 1-88) If not, get on it right away, because the improvements in reception on the analog TVs in your house will really surprise you! The whole effort, in case this is all new to you, is to offer the 91 million or so TV viewers receiving over-the-air analog TV via an antenna an inexpensive alternative to staring at a blank screen on February 17, 2009, when all analog transmitters will be switched off. If you read Audiophile Audition regularly you know all about it and have probably already been to and requested your coupons, even if you haven’t yet received them. The feds are now mailing out millions of $40 coupons (up to two per household) for discounts on the digital-to-analog TV converter boxes, and the boxes are finally appearing in retail stores. Audio output: 2vrms (1 KHz 0 dB) 600Ω, RCA jack.Video output: 1v 75Ω, negative sync, RCA jack. ![]()
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