kokosfriend
Nashville, TN
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I know that I need to install a converter, but is there any reason to pay more for the Winegard than use the ones sold at various electronic stores? Just wonder if there is anything special in the winegard to cause it to take the bumps and abuse that an RV puts on everything going down the road.
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sch911
Rochester Hills, MI
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Any converter will work. Stay away from the Magnavox at WalMart. I have two of the Zenith boxes from Circuit City seem to work ok. Don't forget about your $40 off coupons...
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In The Dawghouse
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I just bought 2 of the Magnavox's and they work great.
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Moving to Technology Corner from Tech Issues.
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TomG2
Central Illinois
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Magnavox from K-Mart (yes,we still have one) works great.
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wa8shc
Parma, Ohio
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My 2 converters from WalMart work just fine.
With US Govt coupons, bill came to $21.
Cheaper than new LCD TV
JMHO
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lat471
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Bought one at Wal-mart last weekend and after the coupon it was $9. works fine in the RV.
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In The Dawghouse
Round Lake IL US
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Our Wally World Magnavox boxes work so wel that we just called and cancelled satellite. We actually get a better picture over the antenna now.
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ADAD437
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I have two PHILCO TB100HH9 (I THINK THAT IS THE MODEL NUMBER). Any thoughts on these.
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wa8yxm
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I find no reason at all to pay Winegard's price for the converter
The 50 dollar ones I have work very well., HOWEVER:
I do not know if the Winegard passes analog to the tv. Many of the ones the government helps pay for (including both of mine) do not, and I'm told the ones that do are not all that good at it.
However I have developed a simple work around for that problem that for me was no cost (used stuff already on hand) but would be under 20 bucks if you had to buy it new.. Here is the text description Two versions (2nd one is in prens)
Antenna to splitter.. Splitter out 1 to switch "A" or antenna input(Or to TV) Splitter out 2 to converter,, converter RF-out to Switch "B" or Game or Cable input (Or A/V leads to TV A/V input)
Switches are either A/B, Ant/Game or Ant/Cable and which one you get (They are all the same switch, only the label is different) determines what the "B" connection is called)
There is a small signal loss in the splitter but it's not much. Works great here.
Nothin adds excitment like something that is none of your business
John is Near Kenwood TS-2000 housed in a 2005 Damon Intruder 377
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