On Wed, 07 Jan 2009 16:56:05 -0800, ransley wrote:

On Jan 7, 3:16Â*pm, Jimw wrote:
When I got my coupons, it was near impossible to even find a DTV
converter in the stores. Â*I finally had to drive a long distance to buy
and Apex converter which was the only one available, and I only had 2
days left before my coupons expired. Â*I was not impressed by this
converter, at least as far as reception in my rural area. Â*Of course I
live in a fringe area, and I can not get much for stations. The nearest
station is 50 miles, and it gets further for others. Â*I use a fairly
decent rooftop antenna, which is about 24feet from the ground, and I
have a rotor.

What I was getting was one channel (from 50 miles) that worked on and
off, and would fade in and out, and some days did not come in at all.
The only channel that worked all the time was one of the PBS channels
(and their secondary channels). Â*Note: On analog, I get 5 channels
well, and 3 more that are fair to poor.

A elderly relative lives in a large city, and I took my Apex converter
over there and hooked it up. Â*She was satisfied with it, and she needs
something real simple, being elderly. Â*So, I told her to keep that one,
and give me her coupon. Â*Now I want to buy one that will work in my
fringe rural area, and there are piles of them in the stores. Â*I'm
trying to determine which one to get. Â*My biggest concern is getting
one that will get the best reception in a fringe area. Â*

Please post which converter yoiu have and rate it. Â*Are yoiu satisfied,
or dissatisfied? Â*What are it's pros and cons? Â*And in particular, how
well does it perform in a fringe area?

Thanks

Jim

If you find consumers reports rating you will see only maybe 30% have a
quality picture, some are poor, and none of the top ones are at local
stores, reception also varies.

CU's converter box ratings are "free". Click on "Recommendations & Notes"
for write-ups on the individual boxes. CU rates on picture and sound
quality and features.

http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/e...es-ratings.htm