robmx
03-19-2003, 12:07 AM
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posted by Thomas Desmond
...It is amazing how rarely I ever see an ad for a tuner, and this in an area where it really is a marketable product. (Dallas TX)
Reply by arxaw
It does seem like in a "full power" digital city like Dallas, CE retailers would try to market STBs more aggressively. However, in my town, where low power is the rule instead of exception, I can understand why they aren't advertised.
I asked a manager at a local electronics store why they didn't actively promote (or even display) STBs. He said the return rate was too high and showed me a stack of returned STBs. Reliable OTA reception here is hit & miss ....
Comment by Bob Miller
This is never talked about but NO one is advertising 8-VSB receivers. In New York City you are given the third degree if you even try to buy one. They think you are some kind of rare masocistic creature if you even ask. Reason being that they don't work!
http://makeashorterlink.com/?H29512CD3
posted by Thomas Desmond
...It is amazing how rarely I ever see an ad for a tuner, and this in an area where it really is a marketable product. (Dallas TX)
Reply by arxaw
It does seem like in a "full power" digital city like Dallas, CE retailers would try to market STBs more aggressively. However, in my town, where low power is the rule instead of exception, I can understand why they aren't advertised.
I asked a manager at a local electronics store why they didn't actively promote (or even display) STBs. He said the return rate was too high and showed me a stack of returned STBs. Reliable OTA reception here is hit & miss ....
Comment by Bob Miller
This is never talked about but NO one is advertising 8-VSB receivers. In New York City you are given the third degree if you even try to buy one. They think you are some kind of rare masocistic creature if you even ask. Reason being that they don't work!
