[BC] TV Set/Converter

[Scott Fybush]

Bruce Doerle wrote:
> Here is two options:
> 
> http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=8102796&type=product&id=1161734592183
> 
> http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/Samsung-High-Definition-Terrestrial-Tuner-DTB-H260F/sem/rpsm/oid/164855/catOid/-15607/rpem/ccd/productDetail.do 

>>>> Cowboy <curt at spam-o-matic.net> 1/2/2008 3:48 PM >>>
> 
>  To me, it's only TV, so HD is irrelevant.
>  Has anyone been able to find actual retail $$ on any converters ?
>  So far, I have not...
>  Where ???
> 

Note that the converters Bruce references are NOT ones that will be 
eligible for the $40 coupon discount. That program comes with some very 
stringent (and restrictive) technical standards, courtesy of NTIA. In 
particular, boxes with HD outputs (like that Samsung) don't qualify.

The boxes that will meet the coupon standards aren't in stores yet, and 
my understanding is that that's deliberate - no point making them 
available before people have coupons in hand. The coupons distribution 
is supposed to start mid-February, and there are something like a dozen 
models of converter that have been approved for sale then. Retail price 
is expected to be in the $50-90 range, from what I hear.

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