I have known about this for three years, but am not worried....
Ooooo we lose our ntsc signal.. I do feel bad for retirees and people who can't afford them, but they are getting a $40 coupon.
Personally I wouldn't buy a box myself.. I looked at the prices and for another 30-40 you can a dvd recorder with atsc built in.
This is a much better deal.
2007-10-26 06:01:53 · 3 answers · asked by Colonel Chaos 2 in Consumer Electronics ➔ TVs
besides I have cable.. and they are still planning to send the analog signal for quite a while
2007-10-26 06:02:28 · update #1
It doesn't REALLY worry me - but it does mean I'll have to spend a few more dollars in a couple of years to continue to watch television the way I've grown accustomed to.
2007-10-26 06:06:03 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
My only concern is explaining to an elderly relative that she's going to have to learn to use a different remote control.
Your math needs a little work though. In Jan 08 a converter box will run about $20. That's a retail price of about $60 minus a $40 coupon.
The cheapest DVD recorder with ATSC tuner that I know of is $140.
That's a $120 difference. ...
I understand that Walmart has a new $200 DVD/80g HDD
recorder. I'm thinking that's a better deal than a $145 DVD only recorder.
2007-10-26 15:01:37 · answer #2 · answered by Stephen P 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I'm soooooooo happy for you that you aren't worried! What a relief. But what does this statement (there isn't a question, is there?) have to do with the TV consumer ELECTRONICS forum, where the discussion is centered around technical TV operational and electronics questions.
2007-10-26 17:06:23 · answer #3 · answered by AWolf 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋