[opendtv] Re: My first dtv converter box

There is no Internet at that home.

- Tom

Manfredi, Albert E wrote:
> Tom Barry wrote:
>
>   
>> I visited my mom for Easter.   During the winter season she
>> lives off in the boonies in central Florida, away from most
>> everything.  She has Dish TV but uses a small second TV with
>> a whip antenna to get a somewhat snowy picture on one channel
>> in the bedroom.
>>     
>
> Tom, did you run tvfool to see what the signal strength is?
>
> >From tvfool, it seems that a snowy NTSC picture can be possible with
> quite low signal strength. Coupled with the fact that DTV stations are
> considerably less strong than analog stations, I would guess you're at
> the low end of what's acceptable.
>
> In my case, I seem to do well with signal strengths (according to
> tvfool) down to -97.4 dBm, and not quite well at -102.2 dBm. Don't know
> whether the receive antenna gain is what's making this possible, or
> whether there's just some systematic error in the tvfool model. In
> short, though, you should not expect good reception of anything weaker
> than -85 dBm, with the best receivers.
>
> Also, from blogs I've seen, not all CECBs are created equal. The
> Magnavox, for example, which is readily available at WalMart, turns out
> to be one of the worst for sensitivity. (What a crime to make the one
> box that's most available one of the worst ones.)
>
> Bert
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