Hi all.
It is time for me to pick and buy DTV converter model(s) with the $40
coupons I got from the government. The expiration date is 5/27/2008
(after Memorial Day) and pefect timing to play with the new purchases
(not perfect for limited model selection -- DOH!). I have MANY questions.
:(
After reading http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_CECB_units
,
http://www.freelabs.com/~whitis/electronics/dtv_converters/
, a few
forum posts, and a few newsgroup posts, I am still confused on which
model(s) to get for TV setups I am going to hook up to.
I read that Zeinth model is good, but I don't think that will work with
my setup due to lack of analog passthrough (do I need it?) and I believe
I need this for my setup based on the above freelab link. Also, EchoStar
has timers/scheduler, but that's coming out in June 2008 (too late).
Please note that I am NOT a TV expert (just call me a newbie/n00b!). I
also do NOT need TV guide (EPG) for converter boxes, but I need a remote
control, stability, and should be able to handle hot temperatures (heat
waves in my room can go up to 90 degrees(F)).
Currently, I have these setups:
1. An over decade old 20" CRT TV (only has a coax antenna/cable input
and the old To****ba VCR [almost a decade old] is connected to it instead
of my shared two splitter bowtie antenna; there are no other inputs and
outputs I can see). On the VCR, I have it hooked to the TV, a bowtie
antenna, and up my Windows PC's video card for inputs (an old ASUS
non-ATSC TV card only for VCR and other composite video input
recordings) and output (fullscreen videos).
2. An old bigger CRT TV with composite (red, yellow, and white) inputs
and outputs, an old external VCR, a not so old external DVD player, and
rabbit ears (will probably replace since they don't seem to do well with
digital feeds).
There are no plans to get cable and satellite TV services. Just pure
over the air (OTA). Also audio is mostly from TV. Once in a while they
will be from old analog speakers.
I have these local national retail stores (hope they have good return
policies if something not right) near my home: Best Buy, Circuit City,
Radio Shack, Sears, and Wal-Mart as shown in the snail mail (Sears
wasn't even listed -- what the heck?) letters and http://www.dtv2009.gov
.... I wished they had other stores like Fry's Electronics, Costco, etc.
(any plans to add these by my deadline date)? I hope the listed stores
will have the specific models (more than one is fine to buy). Will
government supply more models to add to their list by my deadline date?
Thank you in advance. :)
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