Is there a good DTV converter box to pick up at Best Buy, Radio Shack or Target?

[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. I have a UHF channel I like, so would I need analog pass-through for that?

[NewtonMP2100]

. . .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. . .

[Forrest]

120 miles - time to order cable TV

[Dennis S]

Cable doesn't come out here and satellite is too expensive.

[Article Accelerator]

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?

[OWC Jamie]

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.

[h linamen]

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.

[Dennis S]

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.

[Black Landlord]

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.

[Acer]

Just pointing out that the Zenith linked above does indeed have the analog pass-through.