Tag Archives: HDTV

Outdoor HDTV Antennas

After the transition to digital television on February 17, 2009, television stations in the United States will move to their final channel allocations. A majority of stations will be on UHF (channels 14 to 51), rather than VHF (channels 2 to 13). Many people will need a UHF antenna if they want to continue receiving their current stations. I previously mentioned two good indoor HDTV Antennas. But an outdoor antenna might be your only option if your stations are weak. Two good outdoor UHF antennas are the Channel Master 4221 Mid-range outdoor rooftop UHF antenna and the Channel Master 4228 Long-range outdoor rooftop UHF antenna.

(Read more...)

Digital Converter Box Update

Update: See this post for further details about the DTVPal/Echostar TR-40.

A while ago, I detailed my thoughts about the available digital converter boxes in our area. After weighing the options, I decided on the Insignia NS-DXA1. It is a good unit, and I would recommend it to anyone with a coupon to redeem. For a closer look, you can read my review of the Insignia NS-DXA1.

But we still have one coupon left, so I thought I would see if the local options had changed at all.

(Read more...)

Indoor HDTV Antennas

There is a lot of bad information out there being circulated about HDTV antennas. The biggest myth is that you need a special HDTV antenna to receive HDTV channels. This is absolutely untrue and any good antenna will work well for receiving HDTV. So the real question is: where can you find a good antenna?

(Read more...)

A Week with the NS-DXA1

Earlier, I posted some of my thoughts about digital converter boxes.  There are only a few retailers in our area who will accept the converter box coupons, so the choices are limited to four units. I had already ruled out the RCA DTA800 and the Magnavox TB100MW9 for reasons detailed in my other post. This left the Insignia NS-DXA1 or the Zenith DTT900. Both are made by the same manufacturer and are said to be identical, so I felt that either one would be a good choice.

I chose the Insignia NS-DXA1, which is sold by Best Buy. Last week, I checked with the nearest store and they had plenty in stock. The final cost was $20 after using one of our converter box coupons. The cashier said that the boxes were flying off the shelves, but that they were having no problems keeping them in stock.

(Read more...)

Digital Converter Boxes

Back in February, I applied for coupons at the TV Converter Box Coupon Program website. Those coupons have arrived. In case you haven’t been paying attention, all TV stations in the United States are making the transition from analog to digital transmissions. The deadline is February 17, 2009, and after that date all stations (with the exception of some low-power stations) will switch to using digital transmissions only. Because older TV sets can’t receive digital signals, Congress established the converter box program. Every household is eligible to receive up to two $40 coupons for converter boxes to allow your analog televisions to receive digital channels.

(Read more...)

Copyright © 2007-2024 by Matthew Reed, all rights reserved.
Contact — Privacy Policy