TV converter box
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Ron
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I don't see why they wouldn't as long as you have 110 AC available which most likely your TV requires anyway.
Rex
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WalMart is selling one for $49.95. Will work fine and it is what I plan to use. Camping World also has one made by Winegard but it cost more. There are several manufactures making them, but any should be fine in your RV.
Phil
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rtjennin said:
I got a very small one from Circuit City that works great in my motor home and has a nice remote control. It was $20 with the coupon.
Phil
BernieD
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We got the RCA box at Wal-Mart for $50 less the $40 coupon. It is wired into my coach setup between the antenna lead and the input/output box control. Used it today with heavy rain blocking DirecTV and it works great. Even adds a program guide to over the air programming.
John From Detroit
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I have two of them, different brands, both work fine, don't matter if they are in a house with a foundation or a house with wheels, they work the same in either house
One word of caution: Most of the boxes do NOT PASS analog, and I'm told the ones that do, do it poorly.
There is a simple work around, I posted it in another thread here You need a splitter a switch and a couple of patch cables.
One word of caution: Most of the boxes do NOT PASS analog, and I'm told the ones that do, do it poorly.
There is a simple work around, I posted it in another thread here You need a splitter a switch and a couple of patch cables.
scottydl
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Here's the previous thread on this topic. I applied online for my $40 gov't coupons quite awhile ago, and was told the distribution process is several months delayed. From some brief research I did on the available boxes out there, the RCA (cheapest and available at most Wal-mart stores) received the highest ratings. Good news!
Clay L
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I applied for the coupon a couple of months ago and got it three days ago. Installed the box and tested it yesterday.
Based on reviews I got the Zenith because it has a feature called EZ Add that lets you add and delete channels very easily. For us full timers moving around a fair amount that is a nice feature.
It was quite a challenge getting the coupon on-line since it knew my Alternative Resources mail forwarding address was a business. As I recall I finally had to check a box that said "My address does not accept mail" - or something like that.
Based on reviews I got the Zenith because it has a feature called EZ Add that lets you add and delete channels very easily. For us full timers moving around a fair amount that is a nice feature.
It was quite a challenge getting the coupon on-line since it knew my Alternative Resources mail forwarding address was a business. As I recall I finally had to check a box that said "My address does not accept mail" - or something like that.
John From Detroit
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The Insignia (Best Buy House Brand) is identical to the Zenith
I don't know how valuable that feature will be cause you can re-scan very easily when you re-park
I don't know how valuable that feature will be cause you can re-scan very easily when you re-park
