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Posted by on March 9, 2008, 11:49 am
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> | I saw that they finally have the DTV converters in the stores. =A0I
> | noticed last week a thread on here about them. =A0Someone said that they=
> | could not get the analog signal now, at least not without some wiring
> | changes to the antenna connections. =A0I seem to have lost the thread on=
> | here, so I am starting a new one.
> |
> | I just signed up for my coupons. =A0They expire after 90days, so I
> | wanted to make sure the stores had the converters in stock first. =A0I
> | saw them at Walmart. =A0The 4 stores that carry them are Walmart, Best
> | Buy, Radio Shack, and Circuit City.
> |
> | While looking at all the info, I found the list of approved brands.
> | Some of them WILL pass the analog signal as well as the digital. =A0Here=
> | is the exact copied list from their site. =A0Those with a star "*" will
> | pass the analog signal. =A0I definately want one of them. =A0(The list i=
s
> | below). =A0Walmart only had two of them. =A0Magnavox and RCA.
> |
> | I hope this list helps others.
> |
> | Now, I have some questions.
> | Has anyone found an online source that tells the features and rates
> | them? =A0Or what about "Consumer Reports" or some such thing?
> | Please post if you find anything......
> |
> | One other question. =A0I noticed when I signed up online they did not
> | ask me for my email address, just name and mailing address, and what
> | type of tv reception I have. =A0My reason for asking this is because I
> | need to sign my mother up to get the coupons. =A0She's elderly, and not
> | able to go to stores anymore. =A0She does not have a computer or
> | understand any of this sort of thing. =A0In fact when I told her she got=
> | all upset and thought she would be without tv. =A0She lives quite a
> | distance from me. so I will have to get her coupons, and buy and
> | install it for her. =A0I was wondering if anyone knew if they track our
> | URL when we sign up, because I will have to do that for her. =A0Of
> | course I will use her name and address, so it's just the URL tracking
> | that could be a problem. =A0Anyone know?
> |
> | Here's the list. =A0As I said, those with a "*" are for both DTV and
> | Analog. =A0(If anyone sees those models, please say what store you found=
> | them, because I live in a rural area and do not have access to any of
> | those stores except Walmart, and will have to travel considerable
> | distance to get to them.
> |
> | ------
> =A0....snip
>
> From AVSFORUM tests and a Consumer Reports blog, the 4 converters currentl=
y
> available rank as follows in terms of reception (with "1" being best):
> 1) Zenith - available at Circuit City & possibly Radio Shack
> 2) Insignia - should be the same as Zenith, available at Best Buy
> 3) Magnavox - Walmart
> 4) RCA - Walmart
>
> I'll be buying based on digital reception capabilities - it doesn't make
> long-term sense to buy a box with analog pass-through (which will be
> useless in less than a year) if it cannot receive digital signals well.
>
> Jean
To answer the last part of the question, regarding tracking url's for
the rebate forms, I doubt anyone knows for sure. But I'd wager
99.999% that they don't. It makes sense to track name and address
because that is how they must be distributed and limited by law. I
can't imagine them caring about URL's. It would be a huge boondoggle
and has nothing to do with who gets what.
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