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Originally Posted by Old1625
As for available converters I invite any of you to come forth with one with which you've had good experience--especially in fringe areas.
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I have a high end LS LST-3410A unit (HD digital tuner with DVR and TV Guide On-Screen). I got it about 5 years ago (yeah, many folks have NO IDEA how long digital broadcasts have been around). I was receiving free over-the-air (OTA) signals about a year earlier when I tried a new HD satellite service called VOOM (the STB tuned in both OTA and satellite signals), but the service (I blame the hardware) had lots of bugs, so I gave up and went for my own tuner/DVR (works like TIVO, but all free to me
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Anyway, my unit has a real good tuner section, too bad everything else on it has bugs. I did my research though being in a fringe/hilly area, and discovered I needed the largest type antenna type to pull in the far away stations. This is a big problem with many folks, not knowing what antenna to get for their area. Go to antennaweb.org to find help in selecting the right antenna. I still giggle when people think they need a special digital or HD antenna, when in reality all they need is a plain old UHF antenna because all digital signals are broadcast on UHF. It can be difficult to know if your digital tuning issues are tuner or antenna related.
I will soon try a DTV Pal Plus tuner to see if it is of any improvement in signal acquisition. Too bad our government, in their infinite wisdom, only allows the $20 coupon to be used on low end (read: non-HD) tuners. I am not sure why they care what digital tuner I would get.