I recently purchased two 1080P TVs, one a 37 inch Sharp Aquos and the other a 65 inch Mitsubishi. I upgraded my DirecTV to HD and purchased two DirecTV HR20s. My HR20 have an OTA input, which I am not using, the installers direct connected my OTA to my TV. Some of my stations come in fine, while others - approx. 50 miles away - require fussing more with my rotor than I did with the old ATSC signals. My biggest complaint with the HR20 is the system looses lip sync about once a day. I called DirecTV and they suggested I reset the receiver. I believe they have a design problem similar to what Stellar had before my company helped them fix it back in 1996. All in all, I am pleased with DirecTV's programming. I recommend both TV set as the video quality, features and overall operation is outstanding. My wife and I could not be happier. Ralph Ralph P. Manfredo President and CEO ************************************************************** BroadBand Networks Corporation 2530 Berryessa Road, #237 San Jose, CA 95132 T: 408-988-2060 F: 408-988-2188 C: 408-251-3357 E: rmanfredo@xxxxxxxx URL: www.bbnc.com ************************************************************** -----Original Message----- From: opendtv-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:opendtv-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Kon Wilms Sent: Friday, January 04, 2008 9:03 AM To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [opendtv] Re: News: Rush on DTV-Converter-Box Coupons On Jan 3, 2008 7:25 PM, Stephen W. Long <longsw@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > My Accurian does not work at my house, 8VSB does not work at my house - > can't watch a ball game without glitches right at the biggest plays. I > don't even bother any more - I have DirecTV with HDTV. > > I ordered my coupon - just one, so I can experience what the public has to > experience with trying to buy and make the things work. > > ATSC is still crap, has always been crap, will always remain crap. It really is. I just pulled down my off-air antenna 2 days ago and threw it in the trash. I can't be bothered to reposition it whenever I want PBS or CBS from Mt.Wilson. The new Directv HR21 (lets not get started on that UI/featureset) has no off-air inputs, so... too bad. Over the past 3 years I have watched every single one of my neighbors who are mostly in the 30-70 age range switch from off-air to either Dish, Cox, or DirecTV. I for one am not prepared to pay a dime for the converter box, and I am positive it will cost more than a flat coupon of $40. And I wonder if the retailers are prepared for the onslaught of complaints? Cheers Kon ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can UNSUBSCRIBE from the OpenDTV list in two ways: - Using the UNSUBSCRIBE command in your user configuration settings at FreeLists.org - By sending a message to: opendtv-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can UNSUBSCRIBE from the OpenDTV list in two ways: - Using the UNSUBSCRIBE command in your user configuration settings at FreeLists.org - By sending a message to: opendtv-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line.