wrote:
On Oct 15, 11:19 am, Mark Lloyd wrote:
On Mon, 15 Oct 2007 08:46:46 -0500, wrote:
I know that soon we will all be forced to buy a convertor or else a
new tv, or we wont get anything on the older sets.

Supposedly you realize that this is true only if your ONLY source of
TV is antenna. Cable and satellite systems, VCRs, DVD players, etc...
won't be affected.

I am not ready to
buy a new tv. My older one (which is only 2 years old) is still in
good shape. On the other hand, I am considering buying a new
DVD/VCR combo. Do those have the digital tv capabilities in their
tuners?

Some do, although many don't yet. If a digital tuner is important to
you, be sure to check before buying.

I
(Think) I could use the tuner on that DVD/VCR to get the digital
signal into my standard tv. Is this possible?

It should be. I'd expect any non-TV device with a digital tuner to
have one or more suitable (non-NTSC outputs). Make sure they're the
same type as your TV (converters for those are expensive).

YUV (YPbPr, component video) still seems to be the most common. This
is analog, but is still much better than NTSC.

Thanks

Alvin

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The direct answer to the question is yes:

http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-12760_7-9675202-5.html


Whether you need one, of course, depends on if you're receiving over
the air and want to use that as the ATSC digital tuner. Also, you
may want to check into the govt rebates that are coming and wait a
bit. They will be giving 2 $40 coupons to any household that
receives only via OTA, ie doesn't have cable/sat. The coupons can be
used toward an atsc tuner. It definitely covers a stand alone
tuner. Not sure if it will cover the dvd/vcr widget, though it seems
it may.

I receive my signals from the air and they're digital. Works really well
too. We're recieving some 70 channels all off the air. Free!

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Zyp