HDTV Set For DXing??

[elder]

Has anyone found a set that will work for DXing, that is channel freq can be entered without a scan?

 

[jscud]

Has anyone found a set that will work for DXing, that is channel freq can be entered without a scan?

On both the DTVPal and Insignia boxes you can go into the MENU to add stations manually. From there you can enter the actual broadcast frequency. You will see if any signal is present and can also view it's strength.

John

 

[No Static At All]

On both the DTVPal and Insignia boxes you can go into the MENU to add stations manually. From there you can enter the actual broadcast frequency. You will see if any signal is present and can also view it's strength.

John

The Insignia/Zenith converter boxes are also great if you have more than 1 station on the same frequency. You can easily remap any lost stations by simply entering the "real" channel number using the remote. This is much more convenient than doing a re-scan.

At first, I didn't realize that dx'ing was causing me to lose a few of my more local channels; due to the re-mapping that was from occuring from dx'ing distant stations. The manual tuning feature is also an excellent tool for finding new stations.

 

[oljim]

The old Sami 151 is good for DXing, you can direct enter DTV chs, you can even have more that one set of say 7.1/7.2 I can get 7.1 from more that one city ant the same time.

 

[VinceT3]

I had a small 7" tv I was able to do that with.. which was kind of neat.. but I'm lazy and always hit scan.. lol..

 

[dodge]

im lazy too, I will reaim my antenna and then do a rescan on the Dish vip 622 it does not lose the saved channels It just adds more which is nice.

 

[roashru]

If you are in the flat mid west area of the U.S. any ATSC receiver should work for ATSC DXing. The newer A/74 compliant ATSC receivers are what I use now. These tuners have multi signal processing that handle signal delay kind of mimics OFDM type modulation. Unfortunately the ATSC receiver manufacturers dont list if they are A/74 compliant in the the manual. For HDTV DXing I know the Samsung DTB-H260F and the ePVision PHD-205 use A/74 compliant chips all of the coupon approved converter boxes have to be A/74 compliant all dont seem to be equal. I recently purchased an Apex DT250 converter box first day testing the DXing capabilities did 110 miles in Florida. The Samsung DTB-H260F, ePVision PHD-205, and Apex DT250 do have manual channel input.

 

[oljim]

If you are in the flat mid west area of the U.S. any ATSC receiver should work for ATSC DXing. The newer A/74 compliant ATSC receivers are what I use now. These tuners have multi signal processing that handle signal delay kind of mimics OFDM type modulation. Unfortunately the ATSC receiver manufacturers dont list if they are A/74 compliant in the the manual. For HDTV DXing I know the Samsung DTB-H260F and the ePVision PHD-205 use A/74 compliant chips all of the coupon approved converter boxes have to be A/74 compliant all dont seem to be equal. I recently purchased an Apex DT250 converter box first day testing the DXing capabilities did 110 miles in Florida. The Samsung DTB-H260F, ePVision PHD-205, and Apex DT250 do have manual channel input.

Are you sure about the Sami DTB-H260F, I talked to a guy a few days ago and he said you had to scan to add new channels. No direct input.