deanowe
long island ny
Senior Member
Joined: 06/14/2008
View Profile
 Offline
|
Kuma wrote:Forget reception! This conversion from analog to digital has NOTHING to do with reception, per se! It has EVERYTHING to do with freeing up bandwidth. BUT, a side effect of going from analog to digital MIGHT BE better reception simply because of the digital protocol... forget reception??
|
Kuma
All across the USA and Canada
Senior Member
Joined: 07/18/2003
View Profile
|
Yep... it has NOTHING to do with the conversion... And this conversation is over!
Arctic Fox (SFE) 29-5E 5th Wheel
25K Air Safe Hitch / Prodigy controller
2007 GMC Sierra Classic 2500HD, SRW, Extended Cab, Long Bed
8.lL Vortec, Allison 6 Speed Tranny
|
MGO BLUE
CAPE CORAL FL
Full Member
Joined: 08/23/2007
View Profile
Offline
|
As we are driving down the road from disney to fort myers using the local channels the reception on the HD channels is far better than the analog channel........I can get orlando channels in Tampa on HD but not on analog and thats with the batwing down..............
|
TXBlue
Saginaw, TX
Senior Member
Joined: 12/22/2004
View Profile
Offline
|
You will be pleased with the converter box if you can ever find one to buy. WM has been out of them for quite some time here in the DFW metro area. I use one in the RV and it gives me crystal free pictures if I'm close enough to a broadcast area.
Just my 2 cents worth.
Happy camping and hope to see ya down the road!
DW "Rose" 
2008 Ford F250 Lariat, SD/CC, 4X4, 6.4L diesel, 6 ft. bed
2002 Cardinal 28WB, 5vr
Sidewinder Pinbox
2005 MX-5 MazdaSpeed Lava Orange MIca (rare)
|
joshjack
Alabama
Senior Member
Joined: 11/01/2007
View Profile
Offline
|
On a side note I've had several people using basic cable tell me that the converter boxes will pick up several extra channels on basic cable.
I just can't believe how much money our government is spending on this program. All the commercials plus the rebates on the converter boxes. Is access to over-the-air TV a constitutional right? They didn't even spend this much money explaining the threat level color codes, or the move to 10% ethanol, or (insert important issue here).
J
03 Ram 1500 Quad Cab with Hemi 5.7, HD tow package, K&N Cold Air, B&W Companion + Ball, Prodigy,
1987 Prowler 27.5',
Macbook Pro 17" (Fastest Vista Laptop  , iPhone)
Me and the DW and our
2 Dogs: Jackson (golden), Pumba (min-pin)
|
|
|
deanowe
long island ny
Senior Member
Joined: 06/14/2008
View Profile
Offline
|
thanks i'll be getting one for the tt for sure..I never have had good reception or any even with the so called''booster,so I was hoping the conversion will be a good thing.Is the box electric? and I wonder if you can get it in 12V?I use a 12v t.v.
|
luck would have it
Dimondale (Lansing), MI
Senior Member
Joined: 03/14/2005
View Profile
Offline
|
The converter box will give you better reception on the digital channels now, and the rest in Feb. This is simply because a digital signal is smaller and stays intact better than an analog while traveling through the magical airspace. When it reaches your converter box it will have retained more of it's information and give you a better picture.
Dave.
2004 Chevy Silverado Z71, Ext. Cab 5.3L
Prodigy Brake Controller
Husky WD Hitch
Dual Cam Sway Control
2007 27' Salem BHBS (Bunk Slide/Super Slide)
|
luck would have it
Dimondale (Lansing), MI
Senior Member
Joined: 03/14/2005
View Profile
Offline
|
deanowe wrote:Is the box electric? and I wonder if you can get it in 12V?I use a 12v t.v.
The box is electric. It's the size of a small dvd player. As far as I know they do not make a 12V box "YET". Personally I would bypass the converter box and buy an HDTV LCD! I now have 2 in my trailer (a 23" in the livingroom and a 19" in the bedroom).
|
ccna2000
Rocky Mount, VA
Full Member
Joined: 03/13/2006
View Profile
Offline
|
I hooked up 2 boxes for my wifes grandmother last weekend. She's 85. After showing her the additional channels she would get and how much better the picture is, she decided she wanted her 'old' channels back. I unhooked the boxes and told her to call me in Feb.
Guess you can't teach an old dog new tricks.
05 Palomino Puma 19FS
97 GMC Suburban K1500 LTS 5.7L 3.73
|
Big Katuna
Deland, FL
Senior Member
Joined: 12/27/2003
View Profile
Offline
|
I would also point out that there won't be any "new" signals in Feb. The signals for the most part are here right now. What happens in Feb is that the old analog signals get turned off.
My Kharma ran over my Dogma.
|
|
|
