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Sat Nov 13, 2004 12:03 pm Post subject:
Re: Newbie help - dtv over the airwaves? |
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gordonb.wfdv2@burditt.org (Gordon Burditt) wrote:
| Quote: | RF coax? (tune your TV to channel 3 or 4)? (Ick! You probably
lose a lot of quality this way).
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I agree with "ick", but OTA DTV, even on ch 3/4 RF out beats snowy,
ghosty, blurry NTSC any day. Not sure if it beats a good clean cable
feed, but that's a rarity in many places. And the OP doesn't have
or want cable - just OTA.
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Blue Cat
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Sat Nov 13, 2004 6:03 pm Post subject:
Re: Newbie help - dtv over the airwaves? |
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"Gordon Burditt" <gordonb.wfdv2@burditt.org> wrote in message
news:cn37hf$2aa@library2.airnews.net...
| Quote: | I bought a Samsung SIR-T451 set top box from Crutchfield, a mail-order
electronics dealer in Charlottesville, VA. Although it does not receive
analog NTSC signals, it works well, even with a 15 year old analog TV. I
too
am taking baby steps into the digital world. You don't need S video
connections (although they do produce better results).
So what kind of connection DO you have between the SIR-T451 and
your TV? A/V cables (three RCA plugs colored red, white, and
yellow)? (one step down from S/Video, but probably not too bad).
I don't think the TV I replaced the current one with HAD that type
of input, though. It might have been about 15 years old.
I have the A/V cables with the RCA connectors. |
| Quote: | RF coax? (tune your TV to channel 3 or 4)? (Ick! You probably
lose a lot of quality this way).
I tried RF coax on another TV set. Not the way to go, unless there is no |
other option. |
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