Digital Television
April 21st, 2008 Posted by: Tilly
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Ecerywhere we turn the tv , no matter which channel, we keep hearing how good that digital tv is and will be.
We’ve got an analog set, a converter box, and an amplified antenna. Everything is hooked up. We sat down to watch the set and saw a lot of funny looking pictures with weird sounds. It’s hard to watch tv when you can’t make out what is being said or what is happening. We had to keep changing the angle of the antenna all the time. I even tried to mark the position which seemed to help get the best reception, but it kept changing. We’re supposed to have 15 different stations but can only watch actively 3 or 4 of them. The rest keep breaking up. Without the box, we receive 5 stations clearly without any problems.
We’ve given it up for now. We use the fancy amplified antenna and watch our regular stations with no problem.
Is Digital REALLY supposed to be better? Can’t tell.
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April 23rd, 2008 at 7:51 am
Digital tv means that you either have signal or you dont have signal, so in an area that has poor signal you maybe struggling to get a strong enough signal to keep a constant picture. so what i suggest is to get a roof mounted antenna if you don’t already and do some research and find a more sensitive receiver.
hope i could be of help
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April 23rd, 2008 at 12:48 pm
Yep, not looking forward to digital tv until we get one of our own here. We are currently on cable. La De Da! At one time, I would have said that I liked the cable but every year they raise the price a little more. We get a new “opportunity” with a “sale” price to have more channels. Unfortunately, those new deals always shoot the price a little bit higher.
For instance, we started out with a bill of 19.99 plus tax for basic and expanded basic with the promise that after a year, the new price would be 29.99 plus tax. Weeelll, the year came and the price was over 40 bucks. I called them. They said “tough”, we signed up for that. Uh no! Finally, I got the supervisor who was willing to drop it to the expected price for 6 months. After that, I was not eligible for another sale for three months. Sigh. It’s been a nightmare ever since. IF we could, I would drop the whole deal. Also unfortunately, we live in a rural area where we get a grand total of ONE station and that one comes in badly.
I am now finished with BOO HOO station for today. Thank you very much for your time!!!
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