In a unanimous decision earlier this week, the FCC decided to let lapse the so-called 'viewability order,' a rule put in place back in 2007 when it was considering the country's planned analog-to-digital TV switchover in 2009. That's because the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has decided to let cable operators shut off analog TV signals as of mid-December, forcing those with analog TVs to either get a converter or a new TV-or risk losing access to some local TV stations. Bad capacitors on that one according to reviews.If you're one of the 12 million-odd cable customers who still use an analog TV, you may soon need to either get a new TV or a converter box that can handle digital signals. My Channel Master 7000, also S-video capable, died after 7 years when the power button turned red and would not ever change color. Other: No reviews indicate these boxes have limited life, unlike so me. How do you know when to move the antenna while it is doing an autoscan? This is a problem if you have a fixed indoor antenna that picks up some channels in one position and others in another position.

This box only tells you what you are watching right now.Ģ) This box does not seem to allow you to add channels manually. When friends learn this is OTA (over the air antenna), they ask themselves why they have cable.ġ) Our previous box, Channel Master 7000, had a TV guide in the menu showing what was coming up later on different channels. Pros: One of the only digital to analog boxes available in the US with S-Video, which produces a much sharper image than RCA cables in my opinion as good as HD from a distance.

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