But How Well Do They Work?

摘要

This article intentionally omits hands-on analysis of the four CECBs' (coupon-eligible converter boxes') operational capabilities: reception robustness, audio and video quality, and user-interface comprehensiveness and responsiveness, for example. I still plan, however, to pass along such data online. Also, every reception situation is unique. Although the impressions I ascertained at my home office might provide useful infor-rnmation, they would by no means provide a definitive examination of each set-top box. And, even at my location, reception characteristics are a moving target. The ABC affiliate in Reno, NV, for example, plans to move its digital broadcast from VHF Channel 9 to Channel 8 on the NTSC (National Television System Committee) shut-off date, a migration that I hope will improve my ability to tune it in.