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Originally Posted by OvenMaster
I have two questions.
1. Are they implying that tube-based television sets might be picking up electrical interference from all the digital RF being sprayed in the room from the converter boxes themselves, because they're connected to indoor antennas and in the immediate vicinity of the converter? If so, they're not making that very clear and they're implying it's the receiver itself that's at fault.
2. " LG’s box used a $12 bow-tie antenna. RCA used a more advanced “smart” antenna, and Broadcom used a “smart” antenna from an antenna company it bought, Pause TV."
I'm getting the very strong impression that the converter boxes mentioned are integrated units with indoor antennas. Why is there no mention of boxes that could have an outdoor antenna connected to them for improved reception range? Will those even be offered, or will enterprising people have to jerry-rig a solution?
Tom
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The boxes are required to have an antenna input, not a built-in antenna. They can take any existing antenna indoor or outdoor. The purpose of hooking them to indoor antennas was to prove that they did not require an outdoor antenna.