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Old 03-09-2011, 04:58 PM
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We have reception problems as it seems that 8VSB reception is rather fussy.
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As a 57 year soon "old codger" i have a pet peeve: i believe that good RF engineers have deserted consumer electronics. I have tested many DVB-T receivers and Wi-Fi TX/RX and in my opinion, all have the sensivity of a grounded anvil.
There are some nicely-engineered ATSC receivers out there. ATSC/8VSB is an American-designed system (by Zenith, before it was bought by LG), and to this day, the LG ATSC tuners still outperform any others I have used. I just bought an LG flat-panel TV, and I can receive every digital station from three different directions up to 30 miles/50km away, with a pair of 1950's rabbit ears! The same is true of the Zenith-branded set-top tuner in the next room that I use with my CTC-16. Every channel from San Jose, San Mateo, Concord, Oakland, and San Francisco.
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