Almost a year since analog TV died

[Jeffhs]

Originally Posted by jr_tech

"Small portables have been mostly rendered useless. "

In every room of my house (12 miles from the transmitter sites) I can usually tune the major channels on this little 3.5 inch set, using the built-in monopole antenna. They are still worthless in a moving vehicle, however.

Even with an external antenna that clips onto the rain gutter around the car's roof? These antennas were used quite a bit with the first battery portable TVs for mobile reception; they worked quite well in the stations' normal coverage areas, but then again all TV was analog in those days and the signals were a lot stronger. However, I don't see having a television in a moving car these days as a problem; after all, it is illegal to have a TV set in a vehicle where the driver can see it. This law has been in effect for decades, dating back at least to the days of the 5" Sony Micro TV which was, IIRC, one of the first transistorized televisions capable of operating from a 12-volt car cigarette lighter socket as well as its own batteries. Besides, IMHO, I don't honestly believe there is anything that interesting on OTA network TV these days (yes, even the evening news) that can't wait until the person gets home to watch it on his or her regular TV set.