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Originally Posted by Don_M
...........TVs connected to strong signal sources, such as those provided by the subscription services, don't need tuners that are all that sensitive, do they?
On the other hand, 100 percent of the converter boxes were destined to be fed by antennas, and their makers had to assume that a good number of these boxes would be hooked up to rabbit ears. To work well, a converter box on rabbit ears needs a tuner that is both highly sensitive and highly resistant to multipath interference.
The best you can do is to choose your new HDTV from among brands known for quality products, such as Sony, Toshiba, Panasonic, Samsung, etc. |
Don what is so odd I have an Insignia (early one before APT), DTVPal Plus, and older Toshiba TV and a Ölevia I bought on a Thanksgiving day sale at K-Mart 18 months ago. The Ölevia hands down wins on weak signal, mulitpath, co-channel. I bought it simply on price before I knew as much as I know now about differences in TVs.
My 25 year old analog RCA has failed on the weekend. I researched for the best inexpensive 32 inch
LCD to replace it. The Ölevia model I bought had good reviews and was on sale at Best Buy for $600. I was hedging around not wanting to spend that much when my wife saw the same TV in a flyer someone left on a table at the restaurant. So I got up at 5 am and headed down to get in line. I plain got lucky.
I really wish there was a comparison but like you I doubt there is even seen enough of a demand for
OTA reception for someone to do it.
