I use an Artec converter box since it runs off of 12 VDC, so I plug them into a cig lighter socket. I have a similar setup for my van/camping but it's a small LCD that I'm fortunate has composite and stereo inputs. Also nice to use one of the less power hungry converter boxes. Just have to buy or build a battery pack that matches the box's requirement.
Nonetheless it can be done with any converter box that will accept an external DC source pretty much has to be a wall-wart model. I remember back in the day there was a converter box sold with an optional external battery pack. The only thing you can use that TV's monopole VHF antenna for is to hold a clip-on UHF loop antenna. Keep in mind you'll need an antenna for the converter box. a converter box) so you may have to locate the source several feet away to eliminate a noisy picture. That ol' TV may not be immune to digital noise generated by modern electronics (i.e. Before you go too far try it out with whatever you have on hand (any source that has a ch 3/4 coax output although a converter box would be preferred). "I have so many friends older than me, so I wanted to test it first," he said.Hopefully it will tune to channel 3 or 4 OK with that mechanical tuner. Still, Graybill said, "There will be people who are going to turn on their set and get snow and not realize what's happening." Some of Castillo's pals are worried about the change and the technology involved. And they frequently mention the switch in on-screen crawls. Stations have been alerting viewers to the change for a year. A test in December resulted in less than 3,000 calls. When the local stations conducted a test in October, a phone bank set up to answer questions received 5,000 calls, fewer than expected. reports that the New York metropolitan area is one of the best prepared in the country, with just 3.22% of the 7.43 million homes with televisions unready. … I wanted to save my TV, and I wanted to save my VCR." Now he has one box hooked up and another he's going to give to a friend, who is older. "I have an RCA TV in perfect condition," he added.
"I called them up, they sent me two coupons," Castillo said. 13 several months ago when he saw an announcement of the change. Another 13 million have expired.Ĭastillo said he was watching "This Old House" on Ch. More than 18 million of them have been redeemed. More than 24 million households have requested more than 46 million coupons.
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