Thanks Gene Regards Sue Buckley "The Power Behind The Shadow of The Brains" On Jul 31, 2012, at 7:40 PM, "Gene" <gsasner@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > I have the radio and it works well. As far as recommending it is > concerned, all I can tell you is that if you want it, it works well. but > recommending it compared with a different option such as a converter box > is something I can only say is a decision you will have to make. As I > indicated in my earlier message, converter boxes are much cheaper. You > will have to make sure the converter box has a SAP option on the remote. > If you want an actual radio for some reason, then of course, you would > probably want to get this radio. If all you want is the ability to > receive television signals from over air broadcasts and you are willing to > connect something to a boom box or stereo or amplified speakers, then a > much cheaper converter box is well worth considering. One advantage of the > radio is that you can scan for stations yourself. You may be able to scan > for stations yourself using a converter box but a sighted person would > have to go through the procedure for scanning with you and show you every > step and you would have to make notes on those steps for future reference. > You would have to have the converter box connected to a television so the > sighted person could go through the procedure. If you don't have a > television where you live, the converter box might loose the results of > the scan when you take it home with you after the scan and you might have > to scan again yourself once it is connected at your house. > > the main reason I purchased the radio is because one of my local > television stations doesn't broadcast SAP programming properly. the > converter box I use keeps reverting to the standard audio channel when > listening to this station. The radio uses a different encoder and that > problem doesn't occur with that encoder. In other words, I purchased the > radio in hopes that it would solve a specific technical problem with > receiving a station in my area and it did. I like the radio but it's very > unlikely I would have spent two hundred dollars for it except for the > technical problem I wanted to solve. > > Gene > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Sue Buckley" <suebuckley25@xxxxxxxxxxx> > To: <accesscomp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Tuesday, July 31, 2012 4:18 PM >> Gene >> >> Do you not have this radio? How is the reception in your area of the >> country?