Comments on: Old People Still Being Sold Converter Boxes With New Digital TVs http://www.gearfuse.com/old-people-still-being-sold-converter-boxes-with-new-digital-tvs/ Gearfuse is a tech blog featuring news, views and opinions on the best of gadgets, gizmos, consumer electronics, hardware and more... Sat, 21 Nov 2009 06:13:14 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Perian Olson http://www.gearfuse.com/old-people-still-being-sold-converter-boxes-with-new-digital-tvs/comment-page-1/#comment-217303 Perian Olson Mon, 28 Sep 2009 23:03:08 +0000 http://www.gearfuse.com/?p=14523#comment-217303 I just bought a converter box for my older tv that worked fine with the antenna that I had. I used to get at least 7 channels before the switch. I got the box with the coupon. No one really told me anything about needing a new antenna. No one mentioned that in the numerous advertisements for the switch. Imagine my frustration after numerous attempts to scan and get the Tv to work. Of course it didn't . I finally called the customer service on the box. I am going to need a new antenna which will be another 40.00. You would think that the sales people would be informative and ask people if they also have an older antenna and that the boxes are useless without the new antenna. Just more senseless waste and everyone basically should just throw all their old stuff away and fill the landfills with all the junk that doesn't work any more due to some new technology that is also useless and annoying. What happened to" if it isn't broke don't fix it. "what was wrong with the tv signal before. Thanks for nothing and for making people spend money on those stupid converter boxes. I just bought a converter box for my older tv that worked fine with the antenna that I had. I used to get at least 7 channels before the switch. I got the box with the coupon. No one really told me anything about needing a new antenna. No one mentioned that in the numerous advertisements for the switch.

Imagine my frustration after numerous attempts to scan and get the Tv to work. Of course it didn’t . I finally called the customer service on the box. I am going to need a new antenna which will be another 40.00. You would think that the sales people would be informative and ask people if they also have an older antenna and that the boxes are useless without the new antenna.

Just more senseless waste and everyone basically should just throw all their old stuff away and fill the landfills with all the junk that doesn’t work any more due to some new technology that is also useless and annoying. What happened to” if it isn’t broke don’t fix it. “what was wrong with the tv signal before. Thanks for nothing and for making people spend money on those stupid converter boxes.

]]> By: Andrew Dobrow http://www.gearfuse.com/old-people-still-being-sold-converter-boxes-with-new-digital-tvs/comment-page-1/#comment-196566 Andrew Dobrow Sat, 27 Jun 2009 16:00:05 +0000 http://www.gearfuse.com/?p=14523#comment-196566 @Johnny Image is unrelated @Johnny Image is unrelated

]]> By: Johnny http://www.gearfuse.com/old-people-still-being-sold-converter-boxes-with-new-digital-tvs/comment-page-1/#comment-196489 Johnny Sat, 27 Jun 2009 01:02:32 +0000 http://www.gearfuse.com/?p=14523#comment-196489 Theres no commission at bestbuy Theres no commission at bestbuy

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