[Grovenet] Digital Electronics

[Katie Allnutt]

That makes sense to me because digital tuners are different than high  
definition digital tuners.

So when we bought our converter, it does not pick up 2.1 because that  
is a high def  digital signal and the box is just a regular digital  
tuner.

That also explains why channel 8 had problems holding the picture and  
sound. It was getting too much high def signal for the little box's  
regular digital memory to process.

Katie



On Mar 27, 2008, at 9:03 PM, Marian Cakarnis wrote:

> Hi,
>
> We have DISH because cable isn't available out here, but we didn't  
> want to
> pay the extra $5.00 for the local channels, so we've always used a  
> plain old
> antenna.  The antenna worked pretty good, better sometimes than  
> others.
> About a year ago, we upgraded to a new HDTV and wow!  What a  
> difference!
>
> All of a sudden, we couldn't receive our local channels until we  
> figured out
> they were all broadcast digitally, but the channels are different.   
> Channel
> 2, is now on channel 2.1 (yes, that is 'two-point-one'), 6 is on  
> 6.1, 8 is
> on 8.1 and 10 is on 10.1, 10.2 & I think 10.3.
>
> The programming for channel 10.1 & 10.2 is often very different  
> than what
> you receive on 10.  It seems to be an East coast thing.
>
> Anyways, the reception we now receive on the digital local channels  
> are just
> amazing.  Some of the shows on channel 10 are really awesome.
>
> So it seems all the channels broadcast in digital, but not on the same
> channels you are used to using.  I'm not sure how this all works  
> with the
> converter box and an older TV set, but hopefully this information  
> will add
> to the tiny bits of information that everyone is collecting.   
> Someday Chuck
> will have it all figured out and can shed the light on the rest of us!
>
> We still have another older TV that is totally reliant on the  
> rabbit ears
> and I'm looking forward to finding out if I can get better  
> reception on it.
>
> Marian
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: grovenet-bounces at rdrop.com [mailto:grovenet- 
> bounces at rdrop.com] On
> Behalf Of Kristy Gravlin
> Sent: Thursday, March 27, 2008 10:37 AM
> To: Forest Grove local interests list
> Subject: Re: [Grovenet] Digital Electronics
>
>
>>
>> Kristy, do you get any of your stations on translator stations. (do
>> you get channel 2 with your antenna on a number other than 2? Like
>> say channel 55 or 37?) If so, then you will be concerned with analog
>> passthrough capability.  All the major channels will have to
>> broadcast digitally, but the translator stations that boost the
>> signal to outlying areas can keep on broadcasting in analog after
>> Feb. So you'll still have to have the analog signal get to your TV by
>> passing through the converter box. Most converter boxes don't have
>> passthrough capabilities so you have to look for it.
>> So if you live way out in the boonies and use all translator stations
>> you don't have to do anything. If you get some of each you need a
>> converter box with passthrough. And if you are like us, get all the
>> major stations directly but just with an antenna, any converter box
>> will work.
>
> I'm on vacation in Illinois at the moment...but here's what I think  
> I get
> there:
> 2/6/8/11 as expected
> 22 and 49 I think (is 49 Fox? I get that on Channel 3? ... at least  
> in the
> low numbers someplace.)
> I didn't know it was exciting to be able to get 22.
> (If something there didn't make sense, I admit I have to readjust  
> when I go
> back and forth because the channels are "almost...but not quite"  
> the same.
> For example 2-CBS, 5-NBC, and 7-ABC here...and 10 is PBS.)
>
> Most of them have good days and bad days...that is with a good  
> picture and
> sound, or with snow and static. They wait till nothing else of  
> "value" (I
> use the term loosely, of course) is on all the other channels, and  
> then the
> one thing I might choose has little picture and obnoxious sound.  
> Ain't that
> always the way?!?
>
> The set is maybe three years old? I plugged it in and it worked.  
> That's my
> level of expertise. I do depend on that TV for background noise.  
> And I am in
> the hills just before the foothills west of Banks. I assume there  
> is still
> no cable available.
>
> I have cable here in Illinois ... and one could get hooked. 8-)
> Kristy
>
>
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