This may be a bit premature, but does anyone know how one would connect the 'future' TR40 to a 625 in hopes of getting your local program guide from OTA?
TR40 Question
- Thread starter sikma
- Start date
- Latest activity Latest activity:
- Replies 8
- Views 3K
That's an easy one: NO! The TR40 may have some limited guide capability of its own. The 625 will NEVER be able to tune OTA channels and in fact, must be in standby to allow OTA passthrough.
No the TR-40 is not a Dish Network box, it has no features other then down converting ATSC signals so you old TV sets can see those signals.
One of the issues seeing is that a lot of people are going to think that because a product is made by Echostar means its a Dish Network product. This is no longer the case they are two seperate companies.
One of the issues seeing is that a lot of people are going to think that because a product is made by Echostar means its a Dish Network product. This is no longer the case they are two seperate companies.
People should also be aware that the current "buzz" about a "converter box" is really nothing more than an ATSC tuner and those have been around for a long time. The better ones have more output options. The cheaper ones have less... I've seen them with only RF out, RF and composite, RF, composite and s-video and so on all the way up to those with HDMI and component.
It's just an ATSC tuner. They are calling them "converter boxes", I am assuming, because most people wouldn't know what an "ATSC Tuner" is let alone why they'd need one.
It's just an ATSC tuner. They are calling them "converter boxes", I am assuming, because most people wouldn't know what an "ATSC Tuner" is let alone why they'd need one.
That's only NOW, because of the patent and copyright licenses for the tuner chips.
As the availability of tuner chips improve and the number of designs become more widespread, they will cost next to nothing.
For those who have been around longe enough ro remember the earliest calculators and digital watches. they were at one time over $1,000 a copy.
Now, they are giving them away.
Yes, they will be in pocket TV's in a couple of years, if that late.
No, the tuner chips are cheap right now. The reason that so many of these things are expensive is because they are still using the old clunky 1950's style mechanical tuners which are big and expensive. The TR-40 uses a tuner chip which is why it is so cheap. The plastic box itself and the connectors cost way more than the tuner chip and supporting circuitry inside.
