Red wrote:
On Jan 12, 10:01 am, Kevin Ricks wrote:
Isn't that limited to people who have NO TV source other than antenna?
Here is a quote from the official web site:https://www.dtv2009.gov/

.... but supplies are limited. There are 22.25 million coupons available
to all U.S. households. Once those coupons have been used, there are an
additional 11.25 million coupons available only to households that
solely receive their TV broadcasts over-the-air using an antenna.
Households with TVs connected to cable, satellite or other pay TV
service are not eligible for this second batch of coupons. Consumers can
apply for coupons until March 31, 2009, or until the funds are exhausted.
.....


Apparently no one is concerned that the analog VCR's are going to be
obsolete also. As I understand it, they will no longer be able to be
programmed for multiple OTA channels, but limited to the single
channel that the converter box is set to. Correct??
Correct, channel 3-4, but hopefully the converter box also has the jacks
for the 3-wire RCA component cables. Fancy converter boxes may have a
timer with channel chooser. If your TV setup is OTA only, taping stuff
on vacation will likely be limited to one channel, if you have a
entry-level converter box.

Using a VCR on a satt box is already a pain. They really, really want
VCRs and other stand-alone time shifting devices to Go Away, and for
everyone to just get used to paying a monthly fee to be able to do what
they used to be able to do on their own.

aem (who owns at least 3 vcrs, but hasn't looked in the junk room
lately), sends...