Your question is: Will OTA TV work in your location? The simplest way is to get a modern TV that has a built-in NTSC scanner, hook up any antenna, any antenna, and scan. This will tell you if OTA TV will work in your location. For this simple test you will need to be able to read the instructions on the TV, hence my insensitive comment. This test excludes all the intricacies of your current equipment and your other technical needs. It was suggested to only reduce the risk of buying stuff and then finding out OA does not work in your location. I think it will work.
Don,
I respect you came late to this party.
As I shared, at least privately, I have professional needs for media.
www.curtainupdistribution.org
I have professional equipment invested in to my current setup. moving
would be less logistical.
As prior conversation has established, my perfectly fine television needs
a converter box.
Returning it is no hardship, testing with the best tools possible more sensable, , I just want to save time when I can zip
somewhere using paratransit and support someone locally.
besides, its a work investment so...
Lastly, I will ignore the insensitivity implied in "find a sighted person."
I will be the first to admit those interacting with the world uniquely
have dreadful public relations laughs.
best,
Kare
On Fri, 8 Dec 2023, Don Tai wrote:
> If you wish to reduce your OTA TV risk and see if it can work, maybe you
> can get a sighted person, find any modern TV with an ATSC tuner, coat
> hanger antenna, and see how many channels you can get. If you have a clear
> line of sight to the CN tower, then you should get at least 7 tv stations.
>
> You might wish to try this before moving ahead with an ATSC converter box,
> because it is so easy to do, non-destructive, takes very little time, and
> costs nothing.
>
> On Fri, 8 Dec 2023 at 15:00, Karen Lewellen via talk <talk@gtalug.org>
> wrote:
>
>> Hi amazing folks,
>> Okay, the capable tech who has been supporting my office computer needs
>> was here this morning.
>> Aside from taking my sharp calculator to repair the battery case issue,
>> and
>> providing a quite nifty DVD unit, complete with Ethernet port, memory
>> card, USB abilities and cd playing, we discussed my converter box antenna
>> project.
>> Ordering from amazon can be a complex frustrating affair due to how much
>> inclusion varies.
>> Before I spend several ours on the phone, let me be certain that there is
>> no place
>> in town, not factory direct or anyone where I can walk in and buy an
>> atsc capable converter box?
>> my window does face the cn tower, on the right, so it feels more and more
>> possible that the indoor antenna attempt is worth the effort.
>> Thanks,
>> Kare
>>
>>
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