View Full Version : Sticky thread for CECB discussion ?


RubberToe
04-10-08, 08:42 PM
Would it be possible to have a sticky thread for discussion of CECB's (Coupon eligible converter boxes)?

I realize this is a pretty low level topic to be discussing, but I can't help but think that there are people who will come to the site looking for information about those boxes. I went to the dtv2009 site and the list of boxes was quite large (>50). There doesn't seem to be much discussion in this forum along those lines that I could see.

My situation is probably not *too* uncommon. I have an HDTivo with Charter cable for my living room Sony Lcos TV. The bedroom has no cable wiring, but I do have an old 27" analog tube there with a DVD player attached. It just so happens that the window behind the TV faces right at all those wonderful broadcast towers up on Mt. Wilson spewing forth ATSC signals. I signed up for and received one of the CECB coupons, and saw that Best Buy had one of the boxes listed for sale for $59. So, for $20 out of pocket I can pick up a box that will allow for ATSC viewing on my old TV.

The sticky thread requested would allow for a comparison of the pro's and con's of the various elegible boxes so as to get the best one possible for my or anyone elses needs.

RT

Rammitinski
04-11-08, 03:16 AM
It's not a low-level discussion. It's completely taken over the HDTV Hardware subforum and doesn't really belong there anymore at this stage, since it was never really about HD hardware to begin with. We just let it slide at first because it was about ATSC reception, and we thought only a sticky there would even be good enough. I don't think anybody really anticipated the flood of interest.

We're trying to get the mods over there to split it off into it's own, separate subforum now.

(If what you want is comparisons and more info on these boxes, just head on over there and you'll be reading until your brain explodes.)

seatacboy
05-05-08, 09:34 AM
The new CECB subforum will be useful for this specific device.