OTA digital box

[Hugo M Garcia]

Need to find out what is going to happen to all portable TV set when all digital signal kick in 2009?
Any ideas of what people may need to get signal to this TV sets?

 

[goldengoose]

go to http://www.DTV2009.gov

you may need to apply for a coupon to get a converter box if you use an antenna with an older tv that does not have digital tuner.

and also look at the thread that is labeled "which converter box to get?"

 

[jgantert]

I think all those portable units are going to be SOL. I haven't seen any portable units with digitial tuners in them yet.

 

[Pepper]

Some of the converters have external power supplies and could be run from a car battery with an appropriate adapter. Makes the TV somewhat less, but still, portable.

 

[Phoenix1]

I think he meant the little hand held TVs that don't have any input jacks on them, just an antenna. Those things are destined for the trash can unfortunately.

 

[dodge]

they are availble now just 7" and bigger do a google search and you will find portable digital tv's.

 

[Hugo M Garcia]

I think all those portable units are going to be SOL. I haven't seen any portable units with digitial tuners in them yet.

I think so too thanks

 

[Hugo M Garcia]

I think he meant the little hand held TVs that don't have any input jacks on them, just an antenna. Those things are destined for the trash can unfortunately.

yes those little ones thanks

 

[Hugo M Garcia]

Some of the converters have external power supplies and could be run from a car battery with an appropriate adapter. Makes the TV somewhat less, but still, portable.

I will look into some thing like that thanks

 

[Hugo M Garcia]

go to http://www.DTV2009.gov

you may need to apply for a coupon to get a converter box if you use an antenna with an older tv that does not have digital tuner.

and also look at the thread that is labeled "which converter box to get?"

thanks I will do that

 

[mastermesh]

yep.. probably headed for a trash heap after February... Same for all those radios that can pick up tv unless they also pick up am/fm, which most do, luckily.... That is unless eventually whoever bought the spectrum will start making something similar to fm transmitters for radios but do it for tvs... something like that would be awesome in the right hands and annoying in the wrong hands... imagine some kid down the street sending pirate tv signals down the block like some do with pirate radio now.....

 

[Jim5506]

I'm putting a digital antenna on my TV frequency radio so I can still hear TV after Feb 2009 .

Who needs a digital picture.

 

[voomvoom]

I'm putting a digital antenna on my TV frequency radio so I can still hear TV after Feb 2009 .

Who needs a digital picture.

You will still need a digital tuner for the sound, the antenna won't make a difference, or at least an old analog antenna should work the same....!

 

[Peter Parker]

You will still need a digital tuner for the sound, the antenna won't make a difference, or at least an old analog antenna should work the same....!

Or to say it another way there is no such thing as a digital or analog antenna. Just antennas that receive the right frequencies. But adding a new antenna won't allow an analog tuner to tune a digital signal.

 

[Jim5506]

Come on guys, 2000 posts - look at the smileys - GOOD GRIEF!!!