Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/02/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]> From: Lawrence Zeitlin <lrzeitlin at gmail.com> > Subject: [Leica] Ancient TV relic > To: Leica LUG <lug at leica-users.org> > Message-ID: > <AANLkTi=1w09rhZ5XOpyhpM_bQoe6TWOBVFv9zYmVPghf at mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Since I am a day behind on the digest, maybe this has been stated already. You do NOT need a converter box if you have a new digital TV. Just a direct connection from the antenna to the TV. The converter is used if you have an older analog TV to convert the signal to digital. We do not use the box on our new TV, but have the box on an older TV in another room. Sorry if this is a repeat. Aram <snip> >. You need > a converter box which will enable your newfangled digital TV to work with > over the air signals. These were sold for 20 or 30 bucks a couple of years > ago with a rebate from the government that reduced the price to almost > nothing. You probably can pick one up at Goodwill really cheap. In my area > I > can get 4 or 5 over the air local TV stations, each of which broadcasts > several channels. We also have cable but it's convenient to have an > antenna > in reserve. Admittedly the reception suffers in the rain and is a bit > noisy > because of the weak signal, but no worse than a Leica at a high ISO. > > Larry Z >