Digital TV Conversion

Overview of converting to digital TV in February 2009.

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Education

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• dtv
• digital
• tv
• conversion
• hdtv
• homemade
• antenna
• set
• top
• box

[davenwin1973]

For Indianapolis, Milwaukee, & Chicago, there's still stations broadcasting on the VHF. Lafayette, IN's only TV station switched to VHF, & covers more area than their old channel on UHF. So areas like those need VHF/UHF antennas.

As for DTV, I do notice an improvement in picture with DTV, even using the box with my old TV with NTSC tuner. So I don't buy the excuse that picture isn't better. It isn't HDTV, but better than what I had. I have my old antenna that I had from 2001& works fine.

[modeeb2]

Yeah, I think the converter box provides a better picture too. But that's comparing it too a 'so-so' analog signal. Also, if one does buy an HDTV with built in tuner, it will be total digital (no converter) and look really good.

Correct, any 'low power' station doesn't have to make the conversion (yet), so having the 'analog pass thru' feature is a good feature if you watch one of those channels that aren't converting.

Good points. Thanks for the comments

[fredyvideo]

what's that thingh? 300 something adapter at 2:00

[modeeb2]

It's 300 ohm-to-75 ohm adapter. You use to see them a lot for older TV's that didn't have a coax input. It converts the old brown, flat, 2-wire into a 75 ohm coax (cable wire).

[roberts459]

Over 480 stations were broadcasting digitally on the VHF spectrum after the transition, up from only 216 on the frequencies before. So yes depending on where you live you will need a UHF/VHF antenna. I should also add a there were some "glass tube" or CRT tv's with built in digital tuners built in I know I bought one for my camper they say were made until 2011.

[BDAJUDGEGIRL]

Channels 2-6 still exists in the US, since there are about 40 TV stations broadcasting digital signals in that frequency band.

[monkeyman1140]

Channels 2-6 don't exist anymore, as well as channels 53-108. this means not only can you get away with a smaller antenna, your UHF antenna only has to be sensitive to a narrower range of signals. Yagis tend to be best, but are highly directional compared to single bay bowties with reflector.

[ugmold]

Straight Talk..thanks

[bahabeauty87]

in the bahamas we being forced to get this converter box if u dont have these new plasma television set if we dont get these boxes are cable services will be disconnected my signal is fine i dont need dtv

[Myrtle791]

It's PICture, dammit, not pitcher! We've already got two different uses for the word "pitcher." More confusion not necessary. I know, I know, the late artist, Bob Ross said "pitcher." It's still wrong. Our grade-school teachers, 60 yrs. ago, would rage at such an obvious misreading of that word. Why do so many Americans speak in a deadly mono-tone, and so many American, adult women, such as Britney Spears, have voices like 6-yr.-olds? Yer' not daddy's little princess, any more, sweetie.

[coleman75]

damn can you show a nigga how to make that antenna you got ???????