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$40.00 And Done Converter Box?
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Are there any recommended $40.00 preferably pass through converter boxes for sale and if so can you kindly provide a link. TIA. |
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candy wrote:
x posted to alt . cable-tv alt . home . repair alt . tv . tech . hdtv Are there any recommended $40.00 preferably pass through converter boxes for sale and if so can you kindly provide a link. TIA. Look for the Zenith DTT901. Google is your friend! Chip -- -------------------- http://NewsReader.Com/ -------------------- Usenet Newsgroup Service $9.95/Month 30GB |
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On Jan 9, 7:05*pm, wrote:
candy wrote: x posted to alt . cable-tv *alt . home . repair alt . tv . tech . hdtv Are there any recommended $40.00 preferably pass through converter boxes for sale and if so can you kindly provide a link. TIA. Look for the Zenith DTT901. Google is your friend! Chip -- --------------------http://NewsReader.Com/-------------------- Usenet Newsgroup Service * * * * * * * * * * * *$9.95/Month 30GB Heard e-bay is good but can i use $ 40.00 coupon on there ? (have looked but nothing yet) |
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On Jan 9, 6:36*pm, candy wrote:
x posted to alt . cable-tv *alt . home . repair alt . tv . tech . hdtv Are there any recommended $40.00 preferably pass through converter boxes for sale and if so can you kindly provide a link. TIA. Google for reviews of boxes, Consumers Reports review has a link to the review at google, what I have in seen in reviews local stores dont carry what is best, they are online. |
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On Jan 9, 7:14*pm, Nate Nagel wrote:
*I have three old TV's but only bought two boxes because one of them is on cable. nate I have 3 tv's, all on cable, but I bought a box anyway. What ya gonna do if the cable goes out just before the superbowl? Or goes out for a week like mine did when a tornado tore up the neighborhood? KC |
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KC wrote:
On Jan 9, 7:14 pm, Nate Nagel wrote: I have three old TV's but only bought two boxes because one of them is on cable. nate I have 3 tv's, all on cable, but I bought a box anyway. What ya gonna do if the cable goes out just before the superbowl? Or goes out for a week like mine did when a tornado tore up the neighborhood? KC Actually, if I were watching the super bowl at home, I'd use one of the converter boxes. Get a better picture that way. seriously. nate -- replace "roosters" with "cox" to reply. http://members.cox.net/njnagel |
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ransley wrote:
On Jan 9, 6:36 pm, candy wrote: x posted to alt . cable-tv alt . home . repair alt . tv . tech . hdtv Are there any recommended $40.00 preferably pass through converter boxes for sale and if so can you kindly provide a link. TIA. Google for reviews of boxes, Consumers Reports review has a link to the review at google, what I have in seen in reviews local stores dont carry what is best, they are online. We got the Zenith at Radio Shack, the Tivax we bought online. Quite a price range on the same model from different places, you can save thirty or forty bucks shopping around. |
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On Fri, 9 Jan 2009 18:09:56 -0800 (PST), KC
wrote: On Jan 9, 7:14*pm, Nate Nagel wrote: *I have three old TV's but only bought two boxes because one of them is on cable. nate I have 3 tv's, all on cable, but I bought a box anyway. What ya gonna do if the cable goes out just before the superbowl? Or goes out for a week like mine did when a tornado tore up the neighborhood? Absolutely. Much less likely the air will break, and very unlikely to break at the same time as the cable. But I've decided to postpone the switchover for 3 or 4 months. KC |
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On Fri, 09 Jan 2009 20:14:51 -0500, Nate Nagel
wrote: Just curious, where would one purchase one of these besides online, should I want another (I already have two.) I bought mine at Circuit but they seem to have taken their ball and gone home. I have three old TV's but only bought two boxes because one of them is on cable. Based on what I've seen online the Zenith really is the best cheap box, and I have been happy with mine. It actually gets better reception than the one TV that I have with a digital tuner (but obviously a HD LCD TV has a better picture than an old CRT) nate Besides them, there was Radio Shack, and either Best Buy, or Walmart. Between the three of them they only had 4 models. Plus local stores. There's one in Baltimore selling 2 different modes that none of the big 3 stores had. Maybe nicer, didn't have ttime to check. |
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Nate Nagel wrote:
Are there any recommended $40.00 preferably pass through converter boxes for sale and if so can you kindly provide a link. TIA. Look for the Zenith DTT901. Google is your friend! Chip Just curious, where would one purchase one of these besides online, should I want another (I already have two.) I bought mine at Circuit ****ty, but they seem to have taken their ball and gone home. I have three old TV's but only bought two boxes because one of them is on cable. Based on what I've seen online the Zenith really is the best cheap box, and I have been happy with mine. It actually gets better reception than the one TV that I have with a digital tuner (but obviously a HD LCD TV has a better picture than an old CRT) Try Radio Shack, Fry's, or an Insignia at Best Buy. |
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Nate Nagel wrote:
I have 3 tv's, all on cable, but I bought a box anyway. What ya gonna do if the cable goes out just before the superbowl? Or goes out for a week like mine did when a tornado tore up the neighborhood? Actually, if I were watching the super bowl at home, I'd use one of the converter boxes. Get a better picture that way. seriously. How so? |
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I saw them advertized at Best Buy and Sears last week for $50.00.
I have not received my coupon yet... shirleyann |
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On Jan 9, 9:06*pm, "DGDevin" wrote:
ransley wrote: On Jan 9, 6:36 pm, candy wrote: x posted to alt . cable-tv alt . home . repair alt . tv . tech . hdtv Are there any recommended $40.00 preferably pass through converter boxes for sale and if so can you kindly provide a link. TIA. Google for reviews of boxes, Consumers Reports review has a link to the review at google, *what I have in seen in reviews local stores dont carry what is best, they are online. We got the Zenith at Radio Shack, the Tivax we bought online. *Quite a price range on the same model from different places, you can save thirty or forty bucks shopping around. How is the Tivax compared to zenith, Tivax is top rated. |
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mm wrote:
On Fri, 09 Jan 2009 20:14:51 -0500, Nate Nagel wrote: Just curious, where would one purchase one of these besides online, should I want another (I already have two.) I bought mine at Circuit but they seem to have taken their ball and gone home. I have three old TV's but only bought two boxes because one of them is on cable. Based on what I've seen online the Zenith really is the best cheap box, and I have been happy with mine. It actually gets better reception than the one TV that I have with a digital tuner (but obviously a HD LCD TV has a better picture than an old CRT) nate Besides them, there was Radio Shack, and either Best Buy, or Walmart. Between the three of them they only had 4 models. Plus local stores. There's one in Baltimore selling 2 different modes that none of the big 3 stores had. Maybe nicer, didn't have ttime to check. When I was looking, Best Buy sold something else (forget what - Apex maybe?) and Wal-Mart theoretically had the DTVPal but was out. Didn't look at Radio Crack, maybe I should roll by there and check. nate -- replace "roosters" with "cox" to reply. http://members.cox.net/njnagel |
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On Jan 10, 7:42*am, Nate Nagel wrote:
mm wrote: On Fri, 09 Jan 2009 20:14:51 -0500, Nate Nagel wrote: Just curious, where would one purchase one of these besides online, should I want another (I already have two.) *I bought mine at Circuit but they seem to have taken their ball and gone home. *I have three old TV's but only bought two boxes because one of them is on cable. *Based on what I've seen online the Zenith really is the best cheap box, and I have been happy with mine. *It actually gets better reception than the one TV that I have with a digital tuner (but obviously a HD LCD TV has a better picture than an old CRT) nate Besides them, there was Radio Shack, and either Best Buy, or Walmart. Between the three of them they only had 4 models. *Plus local stores. There's one in Baltimore selling 2 different modes that none of the big 3 stores had. *Maybe nicer, didn't have ttime to check. When I was looking, Best Buy sold something else (forget what - Apex maybe?) and Wal-Mart theoretically had the DTVPal but was out. *Didn't look at Radio Crack, maybe I should roll by there and check. nate The local Radio Shack manager told me yesterday that they had been ordered to stop selling and return the Zenith boxes, he didn't know why. The DTT900 has worked well for me and handles multipath better than the tuner on a Viewsonic HDTV I briefly tried. I use the RF OUT into a string of VCRs so might not notice an audio problem. Reviews of the TR-40 CRA liked the EPG but called it merely average otherwise, and possibly unreliable. I'm still waiting for long-term user's comments on the other boxes to be posted here, and what better place is there than alt.tv.tech.hdtv?. Jim Wilkins |
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On Jan 9, 6:36*pm, candy wrote:
x posted to alt . cable-tv *alt . home . repair alt . tv . tech . hdtv Are there any recommended $40.00 preferably pass through converter boxes for sale and if so can you kindly provide a link. TIA. I have the Zenith DTT901 and it seems to work as advertised. Lewis. ***** |
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Jim Wilkins wrote:
The local Radio Shack manager told me yesterday that they had been ordered to stop selling and return the Zenith boxes, he didn't know why. The DTT900 has worked well for me and handles multipath better than the tuner on a Viewsonic HDTV I briefly tried. I use the RF OUT into a string of VCRs so might not notice an audio problem. Reviews of the TR-40 CRA liked the EPG but called it merely average otherwise, and possibly unreliable. I'm still waiting for long-term user's comments on the other boxes to be posted here, and what better place is there than alt.tv.tech.hdtv?. Jim Wilkins For threads and discussions on the converter boxes, hard to beat http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/forumdisplay.php?f=186. Alan F |
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On Sat, 10 Jan 2009 05:20:16 -0800 (PST), Jim Wilkins
wrote: The local Radio Shack manager told me yesterday that they had been ordered to stop selling and return the Zenith boxes, he didn't know why. The DTT900 has worked well for me and handles multipath better than the tuner on a Viewsonic HDTV I briefly tried. I use the RF OUT into a string of VCRs so might not notice an audio problem. Reviews of the TR-40 CRA liked the EPG but called it merely average otherwise, and possibly unreliable. I'm still waiting for long-term user's comments on the other boxes to be posted here, and what better place is there than alt.tv.tech.hdtv?. My image of anything with hdtv in it would be that it is full of people who have digital if not hd tvs already and won't be using a coverter box at all. And partially full, like many newsgroups on many topics, of people who want other people to spend more money than they want to. Jim Wilkins |
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$40.00 And Done Converter Box?
On Fri, 09 Jan 2009 21:48:17 -0500, Nate Nagel wrote for every to trash:
KC wrote: On Jan 9, 7:14 pm, Nate Nagel wrote: I have three old TV's but only bought two boxes because one of them is on cable. nate I have 3 tv's, all on cable, but I bought a box anyway. What ya gonna do if the cable goes out just before the superbowl? Or goes out for a week like mine did when a tornado tore up the neighborhood? KC Actually, if I were watching the super bowl at home, I'd use one of the converter boxes. Get a better picture that way. seriously. nate I have a PVR w/ record, pause, rewind. Converter box does not. |
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On Fri, 09 Jan 2009 17:32:13 -0800, gnu/linux wrote for every to trash:
On Jan 9, 7:05Â*pm, wrote: candy wrote: x posted to alt . cable-tv Â*alt . home . repair alt . tv . tech . hdtv Are there any recommended $40.00 preferably pass through converter boxes for sale and if so can you kindly provide a link. TIA. Look for the Zenith DTT901. Google is your friend! Chip -- --------------------http://NewsReader.Com/-------------------- Usenet Newsgroup Service Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â*$9.95/Month 30GB Heard e-bay is good but can i use $ 40.00 coupon on there ? (have looked but nothing yet) Don't think you can. Coupon is like a gift card for one item besides shipping would eat up part of your rebate. Target $45+tax - $40 = $5+tax |
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ransley wrote:
How is the Tivax compared to zenith, Tivax is top rated. That's the one we left hooked up, picture seemed a little better, better program guide. That all have crappy little remotes however. |
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Chill Out wrote in
: On Fri, 09 Jan 2009 21:48:17 -0500, Nate Nagel wrote for every to trash: KC wrote: On Jan 9, 7:14 pm, Nate Nagel wrote: I have three old TV's but only bought two boxes because one of them is on cable. nate I have 3 tv's, all on cable, but I bought a box anyway. What ya gonna do if the cable goes out just before the superbowl? Or goes out for a week like mine did when a tornado tore up the neighborhood? KC Actually, if I were watching the super bowl at home, I'd use one of the converter boxes. Get a better picture that way. seriously. nate I have a PVR w/ record, pause, rewind. Converter box does not. you feed the converter's output INTO the PVR,if possible. -- Jim Yanik jyanik at kua.net |
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Chill Out wrote in
: On Fri, 09 Jan 2009 17:32:13 -0800, gnu/linux wrote for every to trash: On Jan 9, 7:05Â*pm, wrote: candy wrote: x posted to alt . cable-tv Â*alt . home . repair alt . tv . tech . hdtv Are there any recommended $40.00 preferably pass through converter boxes for sale and if so can you kindly provide a link. TIA. Look for the Zenith DTT901. Google is your friend! Chip -- --------------------http://NewsReader.Com/-------------------- Usenet Newsgroup Service Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â*$9.95/Month 30GB Heard e-bay is good but can i use $ 40.00 coupon on there ? (have looked but nothing yet) Don't think you can. Coupon is like a gift card for one item besides shipping would eat up part of your rebate. Target $45+tax - $40 = $5+tax CompUSA sells a converter for $40.01. advertised in their newspaper ads. I haven't got one of those yet. -- Jim Yanik jyanik at kua.net |
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