Re: Confused on which DTV converter box models to get by 5/27/2008...

On Tue, 20 May 2008 21:27:25 -0700 Ant <ANTant@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
|> | I just got an useless e-mail reply:
|> | 
|> | "As the TV Converter Box Coupon Program administrators we are only
able 
|> | to answer questions directly related to the coupon program. Please 
|> | contact your local participating electronics retailer for information

|> | regarding converter box purchasing and availability.
|> | 
|> | Sincerely,
|> | RENEE [snipped her last name]
|> | Consumer Sup****t
|> | TV Converter Box Coupon Program"
|> | 
|> | 
|> | :(
|> 
|> Boilerplate Alert!
|> 
|> I suspect these are just the people that _issue_ coupons.  You need to
talk
|> to the real people at NTIA who know the rules.
| 
| And how do I reach one online (can't use telephones due to my speech and

| hearing impediments)? :(

That I don't have the answer to.


|> You gonna watch/record the PBS Nova program tonight about ants?
| 
| Recorded and in HD (booyeah) on my PC. Did you watch it? Can't wait! ;) 
| It was interesting to see one hour recording was only 3.4 GB. Usually, 
| my hour recordings are huge. Like recording The Simpsons episode (30 
| minutes) was 3.7 GB! Weird. Oh and this is my first time I did a 
| schedule recording of a HD show from PBS. :)

Yeah, I watched it.  It was less about ants and more about the guy who did
so
much research with them (Ed Wilson).  Very interesting.

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