Re: AccessHD DTV decoder report

On Sat, 11 Apr 2009 18:05:25 -0800, "Paul Hovnanian P.E."
<paul@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Jim Thompson wrote:

On 11 Apr 2009 23:33:44 GMT, Jim Yanik <jyanik@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Jim Thompson <To-Email-Use-The-Envelope-Icon@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
news:4eb1u4565k82ha0gjiq4ok73pg6e85r74t@xxxxxxx:

On 11 Apr 2009 14:44:04 GMT, Jim Yanik <jyanik@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

I got an AccessHD DTA1080D DTV decoder yesterday,hooked it up and
watched a few hours of TV.

After the initial scan,it received more channels than my other
decoder,Magnavox TB100MW9 (with same antenna,same location),but even
with a "good" signal indication,there was pixelling and a scratchy
audio.

After awhile,those symptoms went away,BUT,when I switched
channels,ones I originally had were now "no signal found",and all the
signal levels were very low,nearly unusable.It had lost much
sensitivity. The box itself was fairly hot,even the F-connectors were
hot,uncomfortable to touch. I'm going to try to return it for another.

The remote control was much better than the Magnavox remote.
It came with a wallwart style switching regulator PS.
I would prefer the Access decoder IF it worked right.


Switching back to the MW9 decoder,the channels were all fine,and that
box doesn't very warm at all.

You can't get basic cable TV in your area?

...Jim Thompson

Why should I pay for TV? cable is a rip-off.

Sounds like your "free" over-the-air is poor quality.

IIRC _basic_ is pretty cheap, and high quality. (I personally get the
whole enchilada so I can watch movies and The Tudors ;-)

Basic cable, at least in my neighborhood, is analog NTSC. The ATSC
broadcasts are much higher quality. Higher in many cases than the
digital cable's HD programs.

In Phoenix, Cox Communications distributes both NTSC and digital for
those local stations already functioning in digital mode... just
different channel numbers, 5 -> 705, 8 -> 708, etc.

A quick peek: ALL local Phoenix stations are running digital.

...Jim Thompson
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