IDEA for mini-TV ATSC converter

[Tony V]

Sounds like you might be on to something Charles. Keep us posted on your progress. The Sansonic converters sold at Target are powered by a 12V wall wort and are quite small. They're not much bigger than an index card and only an inch thick. So these units may be another option for experimentation also.
-Tony

[kx250rider]

Originally Posted by Tony V

Sounds like you might be on to something Charles. Keep us posted on your progress. The Sansonic converters sold at Target are powered by a 12V wall wort and are quite small. They're not much bigger than an index card and only an inch thick. So these units may be another option for experimentation also.
-Tony

Thanks for the tip on the smaller box! I'll go to Target when I get a chance, and see if they carry that one here. I know there's been a run on them since Friday, and WalMart stores (at least their So. California locations in Simi Valley, Northridge, West Hills, and Santa Clarita) are bare-shelved. Fry's has a few in beat-up, scotch-taped boxes, which is a real gamble based on experience with Fry's "open-box" merchandise.

Another, slightly less "collector-authentic-looking", would be to get a small black "project box" from an electronics store, and remount the converter board in there if there isn't room inside the small TV. It would be attached to the bottom or back of the set. I would probably only do that to a non-collectible portable TV, such as for a safe room or for camping trips, etc. NOT to make screw holes in a mint-condition Sony KV-5000, for instance!

Charles