DTV Converter Box Confusion

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  1. seagrave

    seagrave Regular member

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    I'm looking for a converter box for my folks who still have a rooftop antenna. All signals go through an RF AMP for coax distribution throughout the house.

    Here's where I'm confused. There's some time between now and next Fed when most NTSC Broadcasts cease so it would be preferable that any box still permit analog pass though.

    Yet in reading the federal specs for what boxes are eligible for the $40 coupon I read on one had boxes MUST have RF input for CH 2-69 yet home converter boxes can also have as an OPTIONAL feature analog pass through.

    What the heck is the difference between the two?

    Thanks!
     
  2. DesB

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    Howya seagrave.... I presume your in the United States ? well most of the guys on this site are either from Ireland or the UK, so I dont know if you will get much info on this site, I could be wrong but not many people from your part of the world look in here.
     
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    seagrave Regular member

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    Thanks for responding...

    Yup, I'm here in the US and had been scratching my head over the other posts. Guess I've been reading posts here for years on DVD etc and never paid any attention who the forum mainly served. LOL
     
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    i thought you were slightly lost alright, perhaps try some of the other guys over your part of the world, I know of one guy whos American, strayed over here once he might help you out his name was
    svtstang If you go to the top of this page and google it you can perhaps send him a Private message or you can see what threads he is on,

    Better still here is his home page
    http://my.afterdawn.com/svtstang/


    Good Luck!!!
     
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