Hi Evan,
sorry managing several tasks today.
If this item has no amplification what makes it better?
for context the window in question also has an outside ledge.  meaning if
placing it outdoors, improves my options, I can do this easily.
Especially since the window  faces my deck.
Karen



On Wed, 6 Dec 2023, Evan Leibovitch wrote:

> Hi Karen,
>
> Sayal doesn't carry the ChannelMaster, but it does appear to have a good
> antenna of a slightly different, and actually better, design for only $25:
> https://shop.sayal.com/products/arn-270
>
> Here is the Amazon entry for the same model, out of stock and more than
> triple the price that it is at Sayal:
> https://www.amazon.ca/GE-34140-UltraPro-Outdoor-Stealth/dp/B01BY033S0
>
> Sayal does not sell amplified antennas but it does sell an add-on amplifier
> for $15. I have no idea whether or not you'll need it.
> https://shop.sayal.com/products/arn-576
>
> The antenna itself is simple once assembled and placed in your window. But
> as discussed, all the over-the-air broadcasters stopped sending analog
> signals a decade ago. So plugging the antenna directly into the coax input
> of your TV will give you nothing.
>
> I'm afraid the only options I can think of are a converter box or a new TV.
>
> You're absolutely right that the converters available today have extra
> features such as the DVR, which won't be useful to you because of both UI
> and transfer issues. However, because there is so little demand for such
> converters now there are very few choices, and likely all of them will try
> to replace the TV's remote control with their own and have features such as
> DVR.
>
> I'm wondering if it's all worth the grief, and maybe just getting a new
> cheap TV would be simpler and less error-prone for the long term.
>
> - Evan
>
> On Wed, Dec 6, 2023 at 3:05 PM Karen Lewellen <klewellen@shellworld.net>
> wrote:
>
>> Hi all,
>> As I need a replacement power adapter for a talking calculator, I have to
>> visit Sayal in person anyway.
>> So, perhaps I can pick up one of my otar items the converter box, at
>> a lower cost?
>> Have an associate from cSI  visiting on Friday, so we can do a mid range
>> test while working on other things.
>> Can take the TV manual with me, if there is more than one option.
>> If I am honest, while the suggested converter box is nifty, it also comes
>> with a dvdr which is not likely to be inclusive from a format transfer
>> standpoint with  my production software.
>> More interested in a direct means to some television than the recording
>> aspect.
>> Am sold on the channel master, like the brand, and the way it may attach
>> to my window glass.
>> Thoughts?
>> Kare
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
> --
> Evan Leibovitch, Toronto Canada
> @evanleibovitch / @el56
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