Coupon for digital Tv converter
Jamie
records) and almost tow months later I have still not received my
coupon. How much will I have to pay if I don't get the coupon?
BTW, I have a TV set I purchased in 1995. Will the converters work
with one that old? I still have my VCR form that year, but have not
used it since around 2002, just months before getting my DVD
player.
George Grapman
The Real Bev
> I requested one online in February (I printed out the page for my
> records) and almost tow months later I have still not received my
> coupon. How much will I have to pay if I don't get the coupon?
Walmart has an RCA unit for $49. Well, at least they did yesterday.
They were sold out today, but I suspect they'll be getting more in.
--
Cheers, Bev
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-- Jennifer, WKRP
AndyS
Andy comments:
I requested my coupon the first day they allowed requests to be made
and received it in March.
My neighbor requested one in Feb, a month after me, and still has
not
received it yet..... I suspect the gov is keeping very busy sending
stuff out.
I got a Magnavox converter from Walmart for about $49, which means
it cost me ten dollars. It works very well and I am not in a strong
signal
area. Stations that are barely useable with NTSC are much better using
the ATSC converter. However, once a signal gets below a certain
strength ,it disappears entirely.... In other words, the system is
much
more robust, but below a certain minimum level, it just stops for
that
channel..... sort of like a squelch on a communications radio.
The one disadvantage with the Maganavox unit I have is that it does
not
have a pass-thru ---- either I don't use it and get analogue or I do
use it
and get digital. That won't be a problem in one more year, but it's
sort
of annoying right now. Of course I can use a splitter and a switch,
but
it isn't enough of an annoyance to bother with, for me....
Boy is there going to be a lot of bitching and moaning in Feb
2009. Even
tho it has been announced prominently for the last year, and the dtv
converters
are practically free, there will still be those who simply aren't
aware of the
world around them...... Heck, it's all they can do to make it to a
polling place to elect a president..... :>)))))
Andy in Eureka, Texas
larry
news:d00d9d42-1efe-4618...@s33g2000pri.googlegroups.com...
I ordered mine feb 4th and just got them yesterday...
The age of your TV doesn't matter as long as it has an rca input or even the
coax connection. But rca connection will give you a better picture.
Jamie
did not count on getting a converter that soon. But I guess I'd
better not put it off. I asked about the converters at Best Buy a few
days ago.
The Real Bev
The RCAs at Walmart are $50 + tax and work nicely.
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Cheers, Bev
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"I've had a Lucas pacemaker for years and have
never experienced any prob
Seerialmom
Yes. What I wonder, while we're on the topic, how about whether these
will work with smaller devices like hand-held TV's? I don't think
it's been addressed on the DTV site, but will the "sound" also
disappear? I have a couple of radios that currently receive TV band...
(of course all the other bands work so it's not a total loss).
Rod Speed
> Jamie <jann...@ihollister.net> wrote
>> I requested one online in February (I printed out the page for my
>> records) and almost tow months later I have still not received my
>> coupon. How much will I have to pay if I don't get the coupon?
>> BTW, I have a TV set I purchased in 1995. Will the converters work
>> with one that old? I still have my VCR form that year, but have not
>> used it since around 2002, just months before getting my DVD player.
> Yes. What I wonder, while we're on the topic, how about
> whether these will work with smaller devices like hand-held TV's?
Yes.
> I don't think it's been addressed on the DTV site, but will the "sound" also disappear?
Yes.
Dennis
<seeri...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>Yes. What I wonder, while we're on the topic, how about whether these
>will work with smaller devices like hand-held TV's?
If it has some kind of connectors to input the signal (RF or composite
+ sound), then it will work. E.g, if it will work with a VCR or DVD
player, it should work with a converter box.
> I don't think
>it's been addressed on the DTV site, but will the "sound" also
>disappear? I have a couple of radios that currently receive TV band...
>(of course all the other bands work so it's not a total loss).
The analog sound will disappear along with the video.
Dennis (evil)
--
I'm a hands-on, footloose, knee-jerk head case. -George Carlin
Rod Speed
> Seerialmom <seeri...@yahoo.com> wrote
>> Yes. What I wonder, while we're on the topic, how about whether
>> these will work with smaller devices like hand-held TV's?
> If it has some kind of connectors to input the signal (RF or
> composite + sound), then it will work. E.g, if it will work
> with a VCR or DVD player, it should work with a converter box.
And even if it doesnt have a connector, its still possible to connect
a modulator to the converter which acts like a mini TV station.
Cash_is_king,and_RodSpeed, don't_forget_it
>
> And even if it doesnt have a connector, its still possible to connect
> a modulator to the converter which acts like a mini TV station.
>
Does Australia have its own version of Ted Turner?
Rod Speed
> Rod Speed <rod.speed....@gmail.com> wrote
Yeah, Rupert Murdoch. We sent him over there and he's a US citizen now.
David Harmon
"Rod Speed" <rod.sp...@gmail.com> wrote,
http://www.wired.com/politics/law/news/2008/04/murdoch
WIRED
Rupert Murdoch Firm Goes on Trial for Alleged Tech Sabotage
By Kim Zetter
04.21.08 | 12:00 AM
Did a Rupert Murdoch company go too far and hire hackers to sabotage
rivals and gain the top spot in the global pay-TV war?
This is the question a jury will be facing in a spectacular
five-year-old civil lawsuit that is finally being tried this month in
California but which has, oddly, received little notice from U.S.
media.
Rod Speed
> Rod Speed <rod.sp...@gmail.com> wrote
>> Cash_is_king,and_RodSpeed, don't_forget_it <kwo...@hotmail.com> wrote
>>> Rod Speed <rod.speed....@gmail.com> wrote
>>>> And even if it doesnt have a connector, its still possible to connect
>>>> a modulator to the converter which acts like a mini TV station.
>>> Does Australia have its own version of Ted Turner?
>> Yeah, Rupert Murdoch. We sent him over there and he's a US citizen now.
> http://www.wired.com/politics/law/news/2008/04/murdoch
> WIRED
Wota stunningly impeccible source...
> Rupert Murdoch Firm Goes on Trial for Alleged Tech Sabotage
> By Kim Zetter
> 04.21.08 | 12:00 AM
> Did a Rupert Murdoch company go too far and hire hackers to
> sabotage rivals and gain the top spot in the global pay-TV war?
> This is the question a jury will be facing in a spectacular five-year-old civil lawsuit
No it aint, just another utterly silly civil suit.
> that is finally being tried this month in California but
> which has, oddly, received little notice from U.S. media.
Because its just another utterly silly civil suit.