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Is there a good DTV converter box to pick up at Best Buy, Radio Shack or Target? - Dennis S - 12-22-2008
I'm going to the big city Tuesday and would rather pick one up instead of ordering it. I have marginal signals from 120 miles northeast and 120 from the south. I have a UHF channel I like, so would I need analog pass-through for that?
Re: Is there a good DTV converter box to pick up at Best Buy, Radio Shack or Target? - NewtonMP2100 - 12-22-2008
. . .just an FYI but Radioshack mailed out $10 off $40 coupon which you might be able to combine with the cards. . .
. . .the Zenith get good reviews @ radioshack. . .
Re: Is there a good DTV converter box to pick up at Best Buy, Radio Shack or Target? - Forrest - 12-22-2008
120 miles - time to order cable TV
Re: Is there a good DTV converter box to pick up at Best Buy, Radio Shack or Target? - Dennis S - 12-22-2008
Cable doesn't come out here and satellite is too expensive.
Re: Is there a good DTV converter box to pick up at Best Buy, Radio Shack or Target? - Article Accelerator - 12-22-2008
Dennis S wrote:
I'm going to the big city Tuesday and would rather pick one up instead of ordering it. I have marginal signals from 120 miles northeast and 120 from the south.
120 miles is very marginal. You'll need a very good antenna and a mast-mounted low noise amplifier to get that signal with any reliability.
I have a UHF channel I like, so would I need analog pass-through for that?
I guess, but won't it be switching to digital in February?
Re: Is there a good DTV converter box to pick up at Best Buy, Radio Shack or Target? - OWC Jamie - 12-22-2008
I wouldn't worry about the analogue channels, they don't have to wait until February to drop analogue. 2 stations here have already gone digital only as of two weeks ago.
Re: Is there a good DTV converter box to pick up at Best Buy, Radio Shack or Target? - h linamen - 12-22-2008
Yes, the Zenith model at Radio Shack. It has gotten excellent reviews. I had purchased an Apex from TigerDirect.com and it pulled in only 15 stations. Then I bought the Zenith for my father-in-law and it pulls in 26 stations at my house. Just a quality unit compared to the Apex.
Re: Is there a good DTV converter box to pick up at Best Buy, Radio Shack or Target? - Dennis S - 12-22-2008
Article Accelerator wrote:
[quote=Dennis S]
I'm going to the big city Tuesday and would rather pick one up instead of ordering it. I have marginal signals from 120 miles northeast and 120 from the south.
120 miles is very marginal. You'll need a very good antenna and a mast-mounted low noise amplifier to get that signal with any reliability.
I have a UHF channel I like, so would I need analog pass-through for that?
I guess, but won't it be switching to digital in February?
For some reason, I thought UHF wasn't changing, but I guess they will. In fact, there's a preacher on one of the UHF stations that says if he doesn't get 3 million bucks or something like that.
Re: Is there a good DTV converter box to pick up at Best Buy, Radio Shack or Target? - Black Landlord - 12-22-2008
I have the Digital Stream from Radio Shack-- no problems.
No analog pass-through, but I don't think the Zenith has it either.
At 120 miles you probably do want pass-through to have more options.
Re: Is there a good DTV converter box to pick up at Best Buy, Radio Shack or Target? - Acer - 12-22-2008
Just pointing out that the Zenith linked above does indeed have the analog pass-through.