DTV Reception

I want to thank all of you again for your help and suggestions.....I
appreciate all of it. I saved the information for future reference.

I am now getting in about 4 stations fairly clearly....I'm ok with that
for now. (I only got in 4 and 4.2 when I first wrote for help. I did
notice that if the microwave is on, I get a lot of distortion on the
picture. It's probably all because I don't have a good antenna.

I didn't know if the box itself made a difference in reception or not.
I still have 2 other tv's to connect and was waiting to see if perhaps a
better STB would make a difference. Also, the directions said that I
could use the rca cable or not (I think thats what theyre called...red,
yellow and white) The tech told me that I don't need them. I didn't
understand why they even mentioned them then.

Wes, thanks for the offer for phone support...I still may take you up on
that when I try to hook up the other boxes, if you don't mind?

This thread was getting awfully long, so I figured I'd wait and see how
it goes when I get another box to connect.

Thanks again......dyanne

Don't worry about the thread getting long. It's much better than any
HD-DVD Blu-Ray debate, and it'll be good to get the problem solving
down to a science.

But when you say four channels, are you talking about the subchannels,
or the whole digital channel (the analog from before and whatever
comes with it)?

On Apr 6, 11:09*pm, (Dianne K) wrote:

the directions said that I
could *use the rca cable or not (I think thats what theyre called...red,
yellow and white) *The tech told me that I don't need them. *I didn't
understand why they even mentioned them then.

Yep, RCA cables, also called composite (but not component) so you
won't get mixed up. You could plug them into a VCR so you can record
shows using your converter's EPG when you're not there. Just make sure
that if you do, the VCR is set on LINE IN, make sure the clocks match,
and voila.

I am getting 4.1, 4.2, 22.1, 22.2 and 53.1 & 53.2.

Channel 2 never did show up again.

I had channels 11 and 13 for while...they're both gone too now.

Channel 4 (always my best in analog) was perfect last night....this
morning...it keeps going totally off and saying "no signal" It comes
right back on too though. It seems a little better this evening.

Thanks for the info on the RCA cable...I didn't know what exactly that
was for. I have the vcr hooked to another tv...so, that will come in
handy when I attempt to get a box for this tv. That may be a
nightmare...the vcr, dvd player and webtv are all on that tv.

I tried to do what I thought was the simplest first and even that has
been a headache lol.

On Apr 7, 7:56*pm, (Dianne K) wrote:

I am getting 4.1, 4.2, 22.1, 22.2 and 53.1 & 53.2.

Channel 2 never did show up again.

But we know it's out there, just as I'll be geeked if I ever pick up
Canadian digital, or Ch.31 out in Ann Arbor.

I had channels 11 and 13 for while...they're both gone too now.

Channel 4 (always my best in analog) was perfect last night....this
morning...it keeps going totally off and saying "no signal" *It comes
right back on too though. *It seems a little better this evening. *

Thanks for the info on the RCA cable...I didn't know what exactly that
was for. *

I think RCA stands for: Guess who invented THIS kind of wire.. : )

have the vcr hooked to another tv...so, that will come in
handy when I attempt to get a box for this tv. *That may be a
nightmare...the vcr, dvd player and webtv are all on that tv.

You have Wes' number, and the group --that should be enough-- but if
not, I'll give my number and we'll conference call : )

I tried to do what I thought was the simplest first and even that has
been a headache lol.

It's a lot to do with being comfortable with the technology from an
early age. My nephew is three, and Sunday he surprised me by showing
that he knew nearly all the steps for setting up the Wii controllers
AND switching the TV over. (Myself? I didn't figure out how to switch
my brother-in-law's TV over until just last month Why are the menu
buttons at the top?.)

So hopefully, this didn't seem like it became hopelessly complicated
and confusing as you were learning how to do the problem solving.
Congratulations. You did it.

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On Apr 7, 7:56*pm, (Dianne K) wrote:


I think RCA stands for: Guess who invented THIS kind of wire.. : )

Actually RCA is for the plugs on the end, not for the wires. It stands for
Radio Corporation of America, ironically now owned by a French company.

Yeah kids are amazing eh?

My grandaughter just turned 3, and my daughter went to do some work on
the pc and found the lil one on the computer. She was on the
Nickelodeon site playing games and printing out pictures to color. (she
had to order new ink cartridges) She has NO idea how she even got to the
site, let alone knew how to print. She also printed a kids "passport"
My daughter and her husband just got home from Europe...I think next
time the kid intends on going with them lol.

Maybe I should just wait till the next time she visits, and I can get
her to do all of this stuff for me?