Analog people in a digital world come 2/17/09.

[camper]

Originally Posted by tron3

You know the type. Usually the older and/or poorer generation. They still use records, 8-tracks, cassettes, and VHS. Their TV is at least 10-15 years old, and was probably bought used from a repair shop.

While you probably won't find them here, there are quite a few people in America who's lives *gasp* don't revolve around TV and technology. These are the fools who would rather watch a sunrise live and in person, rather than DVR Sunrise Earth. Or, would rather work in their gardens instead of watching someone else talk about it on HGTV.

And I've known more people who CAN'T afford a 5k setup in their living room max out thier credit cards just to do so. So in other words, if you didn't pay cash for all your A/V equipment or if you're still paying on your Sony Visa card for the stuff you have now, consider yourself the poorer generation who simply qualified for a credit card

A UHF "bowtie" or "loop" antenna won't get them many channels.

I'd refamiliarize yourself with what's really happening, because you NEED a UHF antenna. If you don't have an antenna that can get a UHF signal (VHF only--highly unlikely) than you're going to need to replace it.

If they're getting a signal now, they will still get the signal with the converter box.

Anyone else think this problem is bigger than we think?

No. This is not Y2K, this is not a video apocolypse, and the worst that can happen is someone might miss their 'stories'. The illuminati will not use this event to take over the world, and things will be the day after the same as they were the day before.

Originally Posted by jwbbud

did I say, use the search function, no I just threw the coupon thread in there as its related. Next question is how many people here actually use an antenna or rabbit ears?

At our old house we got NBC, ABC, CBS, Fox, UPN, PBS, WB, some spanish channel, QUBO, and something else. And the quality was MUCH better than what we get through Dish right now for these same stations, and we don't get Qubo.

Remember if you are using an antenna on your house you will need to get a new HDTV antenna as well, they are 38.76 at WM

The powered antenna I bought 10 years ago for $19.99 at radio shack is EXACTLY the same as the one they are selling today for $49.99. The difference? The new antenna is silver, and has "HDTV" slapped on it.

HDTV antennas are like Monster Cables: Sold for a premium to people who don't know any better, but think they do.

~Camper