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Yesterday I stopped by the local TigerDirect and all they had was an Apex converter. Converters up here don't seem to be common. The box said it qualifies for the $40 coupon. I doubt Otawa would send a check for $40 if I sent them the receipt.
More importantly, they had a couple of off the air indoor antenna on the cheap. As no salesperson was willing to go the tele department I did not do other than look. On the way home there is a home theatre center so I stopped. The 2 salespersons were busy so I wandered around and into the high end room. Really big and nice Sony on the wall with an amazing picture. The remote was there so I started clicking channels and did note they seemed to be locals. I did not think about it though.
A salesperson came in and asked to help. I explained I was interested in the off the air antenna systems and whether it actually could deliver. Nice guy but, did not answer the question. He asked if i liked the picture of the Sony and changed channels a couple of times asking the same question. He then asked if I could live with something less than the quality I was wathcing. Come on question if there was ever one. I answered yes as I was not a HT person but more interested in cutting out the cable bill which this morning I learned was going to be increasing again. He told me I could do both. Yeah, the sales pitch, can see it coming. He then told me that all the time I was looking at over the air. Yeah, right. He took me to the front and showed me the square encased antenna. All the time I had been holding the remote. He then unscrewed the cable and we went back into the room and there was no signal. He then went out and reconnected the lead and it was back.
The store is furthernorth than I am from downtown Toronto but the store as a pretty clean line shot down the 404/DVP. Needless to say, I am impressed. The antenna from them is $150 and was mounted just above head height in a window. He did mention that when a big rig turns the corner and passes between the antenna and downtown from time to time it will interfere but they prefer not mounting it outside of higher so persons can get an idea as to what it can do.
I'm thinking about picking up the Apex box and one of the TigerDirect antennas just to se what it will do and then getting the antenna the store had mounted if wifey can live with the channel selection. While still torn between the converter and getting a new tele, I think this way for the immediate time will do.
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