Comments on: Save the rabbit (eared antennas) http://science.kqed.org/quest/2008/02/08/save-the-rabbit-eared-antennas/ Explore science, nature and environment stories from Northern California and beyond with KQED’s multimedia series Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:38:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: tsemmes http://science.kqed.org/quest/2008/02/08/save-the-rabbit-eared-antennas/#comment-11268 tsemmes Sun, 23 Mar 2008 14:38:04 +0000 http://www.kqed.org/quest/blog/2008/02/08/save-the-rabbit-eared-antennas/#comment-11268 I got my converter box at www.compupartsandmore.com for $21.99 + the govt coupon, with free shipping. It was easy to connect, still used the old antenna. I got more channels with a better picture quality that before. Great television for $21.99. I got my converter box at http://www.compupartsandmore.com for $21.99 + the govt coupon, with free shipping. It was easy to connect, still used the old antenna. I got more channels with a better picture quality that before. Great television for $21.99.

]]> By: Mark W http://science.kqed.org/quest/2008/02/08/save-the-rabbit-eared-antennas/#comment-11270 Mark W Wed, 13 Feb 2008 00:33:45 +0000 http://www.kqed.org/quest/blog/2008/02/08/save-the-rabbit-eared-antennas/#comment-11270 There's another reason to hold onto the rabbit ears. We bought a HDTV with a built in HD digital tuner to receive over the air digital channels. We also bought a brand new "digital' antenna. When we got the equipment home, it turned out our old rabbit ears did a better job of receiving the new HD digital signal than the fancy new (e4xpensive) "digital" antenna. There's another reason to hold onto the rabbit ears. We bought a HDTV with a built in HD digital tuner to receive over the air digital channels. We also bought a brand new "digital' antenna. When we got the equipment home, it turned out our old rabbit ears did a better job of receiving the new HD digital signal than the fancy new (e4xpensive) "digital" antenna.

]]> By: Steve Greenberg http://science.kqed.org/quest/2008/02/08/save-the-rabbit-eared-antennas/#comment-11269 Steve Greenberg Tue, 12 Feb 2008 21:52:16 +0000 http://www.kqed.org/quest/blog/2008/02/08/save-the-rabbit-eared-antennas/#comment-11269 Jim, Good posting. Two thoughts: 1. how will the converter know it's inactive? (Rabbit ears will generate a signal from the EMF regardless of whether anything's attached, and analog TVs don't have a way to export an "I'm on and using the signal" message, do they?) 2. The box can just be connected to the TV/VCR/DVD power strip and switched off with the rest when not in use. Jim,
Good posting. Two thoughts: 1. how will the converter know it's inactive? (Rabbit ears will generate a signal from the EMF regardless of whether anything's attached, and analog TVs don't have a way to export an "I'm on and using the signal" message, do they?)

2. The box can just be connected to the TV/VCR/DVD power strip and switched off with the rest when not in use.

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