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Right now our TV is falling part. The power switch, I broke once by tapping it too hard. Careless me. It is loosely attached to the VCR, which receives the free analog local stations. Since channel 30 went out in February when they were supposed to, we haven't had ABC. So, I've abstained from DTV as long as possible, after my initial first encounter.
It was last summer, and I got my new converter, avec coupon. Brought it home, added it to the tangle of wires necessary to keep it simple, and cranked that baby up. First thing out of the box, Fox 2 is clear. Well, cool, that was the weakest one with the old system. Turns out all the strong stations are weak, and the weak one is strong. (Channel 30 was clear before, and also is DTV.) All the weird extra stuff that came in faint, but you didn't want anyways... gone. No more Pax, or Christian monster movie infomercials. PBS, usually the best and clearest wherever I live, one of several simple pleasures of Civilized America, now has four stations, each of which tune in such a way that they stagger, stutter, and often freeze. As jerky as the net.
Tonight on 30 is Desperate Housewives. Great haste! I must hook up the DTV as quick as I can!