dtv conversion

DTV Converter Box's "Easy Install Instructions" Anything But

DTV Converter Box's "Easy Install Instructions" Anything But

“Good luck” shouts the instructions that came with Marc’s aunt’s Sansonic DTV converter box. No, really, it says right there in all caps, “GOOD LUCK,” as in, “you have 50/50 chance your old antenna will not work well.” Yes, that’s another quote from the manual. “In her case, her luck was limited,” writes Marc, “Great reception for everything except the local PBS station, which is about the only thing she watches.” Full “Easy Install Instructions” inside…

3 Reasons To Not Get Your $40 DTV Coupon Yet

3 Reasons To Not Get Your $40 DTV Coupon Yet

The government is giving out $40 coupons for digital TV converters (background: Federal law mandates that all broadcasters switch to digital signals in 2009, meaning that you will need to get a little doohicky box if your set only takes analog signals) but you shouldn’t get it quite yet. Crave tells us why: