It would be nice if someone could come up with an accessible system for the blind. ----- Original Message ----- From: "djc" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> Sent: Tuesday, April 29, 2008 4:13 PM Subject: Re: DTV Converter Boxes
> Hello Tom. I bought one of these just a few days ago for my tv here in the > office. I was able to hook it up myself but when I turned on the tv after > switching it to chanel 3 and turned on the box there was no sound and I > pressed all the buttons on the remote and the box and I couldn't get it to > scan the chanels. So I had to wait till a friend came over and he briefly > glanced at the manual and pressed a couple of buttons on the remote and it > took off. We have 10 regular chanels here in Sacramento and it found 5 > digital chanels. I bought my box at best buy and it's an Insignia. Radio > shack, walmart and circuit city are also selling the boxes with the cupon > program. I live on the first floor of an apartment building so an outside > antenna is not an option. It works pretty well with my rabbit ears but I > have noted some drop out on some of the chanels so I had to tweak the > antenna to find the best signal. Lets say I am watching our chanel 10 here > and I want their digital weather chanel. I just type 102 and that gives me > the second chanel. All in all I am pleased with the box and it sounds > great > although my tv here in the office is just a small 13 inch mono set that I > bought when I first married my wife in 1990. Depending on the model of the > box you buy you may be able to get it running yourself but this one here > is > menus so be aware incase you do need sighted assistance. I was able to > find > the insignia manual online so the manuals should be available online in > pdf > format. > > *********** REPLY SEPARATOR *********** > > On 4/29/2008 at 3:58 PM Tom wrote: > >>Has anyone purchased any of the DTV converter boxes that are >>available in the United States so an analog television set >>can be used with the new DTV system? So far, it seems like >>they all require a television set to be connected to them. >>I'm hoping there might be, at least, a few that can be used >>as a stand alone television audio only receiver. >> >>For those not aware of it, all analog television transmission >>in the United States will be turned off next February. Two >>forty dollar coupons can be obtained to help purchase two >>analog to DTV converter boxes for those who can't or don't >>want to buy a new television set. >> >>The original upper television channels were auctioned off to >>telecommunication and other companies for something in the >>order of eighteen billion dollars. Wonder if other countries >>are doing something similar to this? >> >>Thanks, >> >>Tom >> >> >> >> >>Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... >>http://www.pc-audio.org >> >>To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: >>[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > djc's Jukebox: http://paulmerrell.net:9212 or > http://sc8.spacialnet.com:22734/ Saturday Evenings 9 to midnight Eastern. > > My Journal http://livejournal.com/users/djc1 > > email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > I C Q Number Is: 4781694 > > > > > > Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... > http://www.pc-audio.org > > To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
