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Originally Posted by Geoff Bourquin
Does it pick up analog too? Does it have any kind of video input? I looked around for a spec sheet to find out and mostly hit dead links, or incomplete info, but I couldn't find anything about it getting anything except ATSC
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It would be labeled as to what it CANNOT receive. The FCC's wording, pulled from their 2009 ATSC hearings:
We will require any device that lacks NTSC analog reception capability to carry a notice that reads: “Cannot receive analog low power TV.”
100 Similarly, if a device has no A/53 digital reception capability, it must carry a notice that reads: “Receives only stations broadcasting Mobile DTV.”
101 A device without either analog or A/53 digital reception capability must include both statements in the notice. To be useful, it is essential that these notices be visible to consumers before they open an eligible device’s packaging. Therefore, as described below, entities that choose to take advantage of the waiver must display the notice on the packaging of the device, and, when acting as a retailer, also at the point of sale.
I've seen only one HDTV that didn't receive analog - a Macau-made "
Soon" branded set at the thrift store. It had a paper label, obviously an afterthought, that stated it did not receive NTSC signals. No power jack, nor external antenna on the thing. The crappy name and features made me think it was a promo item, like the old Bentley sets.
Cheers,