Anyone use a digital TV converter box??

Denverdave

Denverdave

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We are ditching satellite TV since we only watch local stations. We use Netflix and the internet for everything else.

But since we have an analog TV (I know...I know :facepalm:)we need to get a converter box (and an antenna). Anyone have one they can recommend? A lot seem to get pretty bad reviews on the net...
 
Sorry - I don't. Our old TV crapped out just before digital TV became the standard format so we just bought a new one.
 
I had one for a short while, it worked fine. I'm tempted to hook it up to the HD simply because it tuned in better than the current TV's tuner with the same indoor antenna.
 
I have a couple for old TV's in the kid's rooms. I got them for free from the cable company when the digital transition happened. I have no idea what brand they are, as they are stamped Comcast on the front. They seem to work fine.
 
Yeah, I had one. Worked fine. Antennas are a bit trickier. I have two of them and only one of them is even decent.


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Should be able to get one for dirt cheap now. Retailers jacked up the prices during the coupon era. As I recall, you received two coupons when you sent in your request, so every converter out there suddenly cost more than the value of two coupons put together.

There's a bunch of tutorials on YouTube for building a digital antenna out of coat hangers. I don't know how good that would be, but considering that every antenna I purchased turned out to be a useless POS, it's worth a shot. I ended having to go to satellite TV, because I couldn't pick up the digital signals. Thanks a lot, FCC.
 
i've got a magnavox converter box and a digital amplified antenna.......except for the asstard next door with his ham radio, it works great for me. with the digital antenna, it gets a pretty darn good picture too. i've had mine since they switched to digital broadcasting. i think i gave like $30 for it...maybe less. :thu:
 
Denverdave said:
We are ditching satellite TV since we only watch local stations. We use Netflix and the internet for everything else.

But since we have an analog TV (I know...I know :facepalm:)we need to get a converter box (and an antenna). Anyone have one they can recommend? A lot seem to get pretty bad reviews on the net...
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I have one...I'll have to check the brand (I think its apex or something like that).

HORRIBLE

But fuck cable...the only thing I watch on tv is football...so it works for that (barely).

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