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Maybe I just have low standards :-)
For kicks, I hooked up the RR converter to a 1970s solid state TV to see what would happen. Picture & sound were not significantly different from what I got when using the TV's built-in UHF tuner. Tuning pushbuttons made it easy to flip back and forth between the two for comparison.
I imagine your mileage may vary depending on your local UHF stations, type/orientation of antenna, etc. I used an old amplified antenna from Radio Shack, which works well but is twitchy. Walking around the room and waving your arms will affect reception, for instance. That was even more the case when I used this setup with my 630TS, which lacks automatic gain control.
Anyhow, these old converters typically sell for next to nothing at swap meets, so if you want to pick one up for $5 and play with it, you're only risking the price of a boutique coffee.
Phil "looks OK to me" Nelson
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