DTV over the air Converter Questions

[shadows]

Love all this ranting and raving about the change in frequencies and band with because we exported our Tec knowledge to the cheap labor areas of the world.  The circuit boards replaced the tube.  Those who worked as "hams" to develop the bands above 2 meters are being replaced by imports that are under development at the present.  Antennas were developed that allowed the transmitting of signals over large areas using very little power,   In the changing of the system to another beast we have created is rare today but if the experimental gooks in antenna transition design are faced with the need for the changing of reception of signals you can bet we will have better reception.   Soon as we perfect a new antenna we'll grab it up and run to a foreign country for it's production.  We are doing a lot of worrying and have not seen the beast.

Guess those boxes I have packed of meters and testing equipment should not be disposed of in haste.

W5PYV      

[Steve]

quote:Originally posted by DolfanBob

I still have a hard time believing that there are people out there who do not and have not ever subscribed to pay TV. But after reading this thread, I see my In-laws are not alone. God bless your little stubborness.

There are lots of us out there.  I had Tulsa Cable for years (before Cox) and dumped it in 1997 when I decided it just wasn't worth the never-ending expense to me, when there is a free alternative.  I don't spend hours on end glued to the boob tube, and my current digital reception on my big TV is just dandy.  For me, there is absolutely no reason to pay for cable or satellite service.

What's pathetic to me is that there are young people out there that aren't even aware of the free, broadcast TV option.  They think all TV must come into your home via cable, satellite, or some other pay service, and haven't a clue about the free public airwaves!  For me, pay TV is a luxury that I can well do without.

[Steve]

quote:Originally posted by sgrizzle

My biggest complain is that I signed up early, coupons took weeks after printing to show up and then there were no reasonable convertors in store before my coupons expired. I think it's something like 40% of the coupons expired before use. They need to reissue or remove the expiration date.

I signed up in Feb. this year, my 2 coupons arrived with an expiration date of 7-4-08.  I used one at Radio Shack first, to test the reception before I used the second.  The first converter did not have analog pass thru.  My reception was fine, so I went back to Radio Shack and used the second, and this converter was an updated model with analog pass thru.  When I bought the 2nd one, they had none in stock, but took my info. and shipped it directly to my front door free of charge within 10 days.

There really is no excuse for consumer's letting their coupons expire.  This whole program is paid for with our tax dollars, so I understand the reason for the expiration.  Stores that are out of stock should make the sale, and ship the converter to you free of charge.  That is what Radio Shack did for me (the one at 28th & Harvard) and I have no complaints.