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Posted by DonC on October 15, 2007, 1:51 pm
> trader4@optonline.net wrote:
>>> On Mon, 15 Oct 2007 08:46:46 -0500, alvinamo...@notmail.com wrote:
>>>> I know that soon we will all be forced to buy a convertor or else a
>>>> new tv, or we wont get anything on the older sets.
>>>
>>> Supposedly you realize that this is true only if your ONLY source of
>>> TV is antenna. Cable and satellite systems, VCRs, DVD players, etc...
>>> won't be affected.
>>>
>>>> I am not ready to
>>>> buy a new tv. My older one (which is only 2 years old) is still in
>>>> good shape. On the other hand, I am considering buying a new
>>>> DVD/VCR combo. Do those have the digital tv capabilities in their
>>>> tuners?
>>>
>>> Some do, although many don't yet. If a digital tuner is important to
>>> you, be sure to check before buying.
>>>
>>>> I
>>>> (Think) I could use the tuner on that DVD/VCR to get the digital
>>>> signal into my standard tv. Is this possible?
>>>
>>> It should be. I'd expect any non-TV device with a digital tuner to
>>> have one or more suitable (non-NTSC outputs). Make sure they're the
>>> same type as your TV (converters for those are expensive).
>>>
>>> YUV (YPbPr, component video) still seems to be the most common. This
>>> is analog, but is still much better than NTSC.
>>>
>>>> Thanks
>>>
>>>> Alvin
>>>
>>> --
>>> 71 days until the winter solstice celebration
>>>
>>> Mark Lloydhttp://notstupid.laughingsquid.com
>>>
>>> "God was invented by man for a reason, that
>>> reason is no longer applicable."
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> The direct answer to the question is yes:
>>
>> http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-12760_7-9675202-5.html
>>
>>
>> Whether you need one, of course, depends on if you're receiving over
>> the air and want to use that as the ATSC digital tuner. Also, you
>> may want to check into the govt rebates that are coming and wait a
>> bit. They will be giving 2 $40 coupons to any household that
>> receives only via OTA, ie doesn't have cable/sat. The coupons can be
>> used toward an atsc tuner. It definitely covers a stand alone
>> tuner. Not sure if it will cover the dvd/vcr widget, though it seems
>> it may.
>
> I receive my signals from the air and they're digital. Works really well
> too. We're recieving some 70 channels all off the air. Free!
>
> --
> Zyp
70 channels OTA???? You lucky dog : ) I can get about 6 + 6 subchannels
and half of those are junk (the sub channel). Where are you located?
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