Posted by js305 on October 27, 2013 at 07:35:53 from (184.79.57.233):
In Reply to: OT local TV channels posted by Heyseed on October 27, 2013 at 01:01:58:
We sell antennas where I work. This big change was a boon for antenna sales. I marvel at the number of people who would come in and want a new "digital" antenna. The brand we sell didn't change anything except for the part numbers. (Changed the two letter prefix from CA to HD)
When that customer would come in I asked them first if they had actually tried using what they already have. Many said no, they assumed they had to change since the channels all changed. Yes, I lost a few sales that way, and I am not upset about it. In our area a wire stuck out the back of the TV will pick up most of the stations. An outside antenna will pick up everything within 50 miles around here. After that it gets tricky.
But, I am not addressing the question of the post. The converter boxes were meant to be temporary until all of the old analog TV's die off. It's getting to that point now. In other words, those boxes weren't meant to last more than a few years anyway. I'm still watching an almost 20 year old Toshiba 27" that has a good picture. I don't have to see 3D to enjoy good programming (a topic for another rant somewhere). I bought the Zenith converter boxes because they had some extra features like a zoom and other things that made them kinda nice. The analog stations that are left will soon have to go off the air or go digital as well. As someone said, they are mostly local and low power on low budgets anyway. Channels 2-6 don't exist any more. Many stations retained their old logos, keeping the channel number (example: Channel 5 has been our PBS station, now transmitting on channel 39), but most with few exceptions are actually transmitting on UHF frequencies now. We have one VHF station here that kept the same channel.
A good rule of thumb to determine if your TV is analog only or digital capable is to look at the size of it. If it still has the big hump in the back it has a picture tube and is likely analog only. There were a few made in the transition that were digital capable but not many and not for long. If yours is thin, like a modern computer monitor, it's going to be digital capable and you won't need the converter box.
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