Digital TV-Am I one of the last to make the switch?

[wave rider]

Still OTA analog here.

Not wanting to start fights either...

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[M>B>]

Forget about the conversion box, it only makes the digital signal visible on your old krappy analog TV.

I purchased a HDTV last week and I have been amazed at the improvement!!!

[MikeF]

We have an outdoor antenna on the top of our 2-story home. If you take into account the roof line peak, it probably is close to 30 feet from the ground...

We've also had digital TV for several years now; for signal, FOX channel (ye olde KTTV) appears to be the one giving the most signal issues (So. Cal.)...

[deckeda]

Assuming folks have a rooftop antenna is a bad assumption, sure. What this will do, for the folks who experience problems, is force an education about how ATSC signals are different than NTSC ones. It's really easy to get used to crappy analog reception. It's less easy to get used to intermittant digital reception. And that may or may not lead them to investigate a different antenna system.

But if you DO have a roof antenna, chances are very good it's around 33ft (10 meters) above ground if for no other reason than your roofline is at least 15-20 ft above ground.

I use a 5ft. mast with tripod mount on the roof's peak, making my antenna easily 30-40 ft. from the ground ... my Dish TR40 picks everything up nicely (but it may choke come summer when some leaves fill in). My 1st-gen elgato Hybrid isn't as sensitive however.

[Michael]

I heard the same statement about a 30 foot antenna last week on some news show--probably NPR.

Maybe it came from this: http://www.fcc.gov/oet/info/documents/re...esting.pdf

see page 41.

[TLB]

Analog TVs with analog cable. I have one converter box, but am considering pulling the plug entirely, so I may need a new TV or 2 down the line.