Re: DTV Converter Boxes

2008-05-03 Thread Curtis Delzer
The voice is British Daniel. Curtis Delzer - Original Message - From: "Gary Schindler" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "PC Audio Discussion List" Sent: Friday, May 02, 2008 2:25 PM Subject: Re: DTV Converter Boxes the voice is excellent too! this is another thing

Re: DTV Converter Boxes

2008-05-02 Thread Rick Harmon
Hi, Sorry I was refering to the scanning device Josh sent us here. Rick - Original Message - From: "DJ DOCTOR P" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "PC Audio Discussion List" Sent: Friday, May 02, 2008 3:39 PM Subject: Re: DTV Converter Boxes High Rick, You are abso

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2008-05-02 Thread DJ DOCTOR P
t; To: "PC Audio Discussion List" > Sent: Friday, May 02, 2008 3:10 PM > Subject: Re: DTV Converter Boxes > > > High Josh, > If you live in the state of Florida, then you're poop out of luck. > My state won't buy anything remotely that expensive an less yo

Re: DTV Converter Boxes

2008-05-02 Thread Rick Harmon
y 02, 2008 3:10 PM Subject: Re: DTV Converter Boxes High Josh, If you live in the state of Florida, then you're poop out of luck. My state won't buy anything remotely that expensive an less you can prove you have a real need for it. A way cheaper solution will have to be created for thos

Re: DTV Converter Boxes

2008-05-02 Thread Gary Schindler
the voice is excellent too! this is another thing to dream about. this would probably be better than a bar code reader. - Original Message - From: "Brent Harding" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "PC Audio Discussion List" Sent: Friday, May 02, 2008 2:49 PM Subjec

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2008-05-02 Thread DJ DOCTOR P
riginal Message - From: "Josh" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "PC Audio Discussion List" Sent: Friday, May 02, 2008 2:46 PM Subject: Re: DTV Converter Boxes > Hi, > these devices may be able to be made accessible with a new product that > can > read t

Re: DTV Converter Boxes

2008-05-02 Thread Brent Harding
Yeah, that's amazing that it has the processing power to do OCR on live video. I wonder how that even works? - Original Message - From: "Josh" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "PC Audio Discussion List" Sent: Friday, May 02, 2008 1:46 PM Subject: Re: DTV Converte

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2008-05-02 Thread Josh
iscussion List" Sent: Friday, May 02, 2008 1:20 PM Subject: Re: DTV Converter Boxes > What is fascinating, sad too, is that there is going to be, and already > is, > situations where these computer controlled, menu driven boxes will not be > accessible to those retired with minimal

Re: DTV Converter Boxes

2008-05-02 Thread Curtis Delzer
Delzer - Original Message - From: "Brent Harding" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "PC Audio Discussion List" Sent: Tuesday, April 29, 2008 5:23 PM Subject: Re: DTV Converter Boxes I wonder what kind I would end up using, assuming my complex has a private cable system where

Re: DTV Converter Boxes

2008-05-01 Thread Brent Harding
hursday, May 01, 2008 10:36 AM Subject: Re: DTV Converter Boxes > Hi Marsha, > > The DTV converter boxes are needed only to receive local > television stations directly over the air and only for older > television sets that do not have a digital tuner in them. > Part of the

Re: DTV Converter Boxes

2008-05-01 Thread Brent Harding
to use with satellite than adding the $7 just to get what should be free broadcast TV. - Original Message - From: "Marsha" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "PC Audio Discussion List" Sent: Thursday, May 01, 2008 7:00 AM Subject: Re: DTV Converter Boxes > Hi >

Re: DTV Converter Boxes

2008-05-01 Thread Tom
Hi Marsha, The DTV converter boxes are needed only to receive local television stations directly over the air and only for older television sets that do not have a digital tuner in them. Part of the agreement to require television to turn off the analog and transmit only digital signals by

Re: DTV Converter Boxes

2008-05-01 Thread Brent Harding
ignal is good. - Original Message - From: "DJ DOCTOR P" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "PC Audio Discussion List" Sent: Thursday, May 01, 2008 4:32 AM Subject: Re: DTV Converter Boxes > Hello Brent, > In the back of your dish receiver, there are 2 coaxial cable

Re: DTV Converter Boxes

2008-05-01 Thread DJ DOCTOR P
y, May 01, 2008 8:00 AM Subject: Re: DTV Converter Boxes > Hi > Perhaps someone can explain this to me in very simple terms. Since > satellite signals are digital. Since The satellite receiver receives the > digital signal and turns it into analog signals which can be used by

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2008-05-01 Thread Gary Schindler
sion List" Sent: Thursday, May 01, 2008 5:32 AM Subject: Re: DTV Converter Boxes > Hello Brent, > In the back of your dish receiver, there are 2 coaxial cable jacks. > One of the jacks is the mane output which goes in to your TV. > The other cable jack is the antenna input jack.

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2008-05-01 Thread Marsha
when the switch is made from analog to digital signals. Thank you for your help. Marsha - Original Message - From: "Donald L. Roberts" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "PC Audio Discussion List" Sent: Wednesday, April 30, 2008 6:29 PM Subject: Re: DTV Converter Boxe

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2008-05-01 Thread Marsha
ay 01, 2008 4:32 AM Subject: Re: DTV Converter Boxes Hello Brent, In the back of your dish receiver, there are 2 coaxial cable jacks. One of the jacks is the mane output which goes in to your TV. The other cable jack is the antenna input jack. This jack will let a signal pass directly to your TV,

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2008-05-01 Thread DJ DOCTOR P
iscussion List" Sent: Wednesday, April 30, 2008 11:25 PM Subject: Re: DTV Converter Boxes > I'm wondering also how one might get both boxes hooked to a single TV? As > I > see it, you're probably paying around $6.99 to Dish for the locals that > you > do get without the o

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2008-04-30 Thread Brent Harding
IL PROTECTED]> To: "PC Audio Discussion List" Sent: Wednesday, April 30, 2008 8:05 PM Subject: Re: DTV Converter Boxes > High Donald, > I don't remember who it was, but someone said something about having a > satellite and or a cable box, a DTV converter is not needed. > The

Re: DTV Converter Boxes

2008-04-30 Thread DJ DOCTOR P
DOCTOR P" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "PC Audio Discussion List" > Sent: Wednesday, April 30, 2008 2:13 AM > Subject: Re: DTV Converter Boxes > > > High Tom, > That is something that I am wondering about too as well. > I called and spoke to someone at Rad

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2008-04-30 Thread Donald L. Roberts
19 inch HD LCD TV cheaper then $500. John. - Original Message - From: "Tom" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Tuesday, April 29, 2008 3:58 PM Subject: DTV Converter Boxes > Has anyone purchased any of the DTV converter boxes that are > available in the United States

Re: DTV Converter Boxes

2008-04-30 Thread Christopher Chaltain
27;t really want to buy another TV set either. > But if I have to, I will. > But I wish that I could get a 19 inch HD LCD TV cheaper then $500. > John. > - Original Message - > From: "Tom" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: > Sent: Tuesday, April 29, 20

RE: DTV Converter Boxes

2008-04-30 Thread Cornell Ligon
tem. More info can be found at "antennaweb.com" HTH!Best Regards, Cornell> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: pc-audio@pc-audio.org> Subject: Re: DTV Converter Boxes> Date: Wed, 30 Apr 2008 05:13:12 -0400> > High Tom,> That is something that I am wondering about too as

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2008-04-30 Thread DJ DOCTOR P
00. John. - Original Message - From: "Tom" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Tuesday, April 29, 2008 3:58 PM Subject: DTV Converter Boxes > Has anyone purchased any of the DTV converter boxes that are > available in the United States so an analog television set > can b

Re: DTV Converter Boxes

2008-04-29 Thread Gary Wood
It would be nice if someone could come up with an accessible system for the blind. - Original Message - From: "djc" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Tuesday, April 29, 2008 4:13 PM Subject: Re: DTV Converter Boxes > Hello Tom. I bought one of these just a few days ag

Re: DTV Converter Boxes

2008-04-29 Thread Gary Schindler
most of the converter boxes have a setup wizard. I have to wait for someone to help me with mine. - Original Message - From: "djc" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Tuesday, April 29, 2008 5:13 PM Subject: Re: DTV Converter Boxes > Hello Tom. I bought one of these just

Re: DTV Converter Boxes

2008-04-29 Thread Gary Schindler
The converter boxes have to be connected to an RF input or a pair of stereo jacks along with the video input jack on a television set! - Original Message - From: "Tom" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Tuesday, April 29, 2008 3:58 PM Subject: DTV Converter Boxes > Has a

Re: DTV Converter Boxes

2008-04-29 Thread Brent Harding
and just pass through the rest that they have on the other analog channels, or how does that end up working? - Original Message - From: "Tom" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Tuesday, April 29, 2008 2:58 PM Subject: DTV Converter Boxes > Has anyone purchased any of the

Re: DTV Converter Boxes

2008-04-29 Thread djc
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

DTV Converter Boxes

2008-04-29 Thread Tom
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 c