Re: Why Buy a Converter?

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> On Sun, 27 Apr 2008 01:30:53 -0400 Bishoop <none@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> 
> | "Lee" <lbray5032@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message 
> | news:F3MQj.33895$tG6.12630@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> |> Rog' wrote:
> |>> Is there any reason for those of us who rely on cable or satellite,
> |>> and expect that we always will, to buy a subsidized converter for
> |>> our analog-TV's?  Maybe just in case someone blows up our
> |>> cable-headquarters and takes out the satellites?
> |>
> |> How about losing your power and you drag out your battery TV that you

> |> plugged into the car to check on the storm?  I keep one just for that

> |> reason as I live in Florida.
> |>
> |> L e e
> | 
> | Doesn't the converter box require AC power? 
> 
> The one I saw in Walmart requires DC.  I presume they provide an adaptor
to
> convert the AC to DC.
> 
> Or you could wait until the government changes AC over to DC.
> 


Kewl!  I've been waiting for the op****tunity to use my new v2.0 jumper 
cables from the car to power the house.  It may sound kinda kludgey, but 
I'm ready for an upgrade.

-- 
jer
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