Yesterday, I spent a total of three hours trying to hook up my new DTA (Digital to Analog) converter box to my TIVO and subsequently to my TV. After finally getting my DTA to talk to my TIVO to talk to my TV, I felt a sense of accomplishment until.....I realized that some of my favorite channels now have a "pixelated"(the Comcast Rep's word, not mine)picture and choppy audio. It's like all my shows are coming to me via the witness protection program, and they are trying to protect the actors' identities. Now, I realize that I have not dragged myself into the new technology age, and I still have a giant bear of a TV with a huge back. Yes, I know, GASP, NO FLAT SCREEN? you say. It just hasn't been a priority for me financially, but, now, I'm thinking, it's going to have to be.
My big beef here is this: Remember when all of this conversion to digital stuff started, and we were bombarded with commercials with warnings of the date of conversion and how we may lose our channels? Companies were selling these boxes, so you could still see all your favorite channels. Guess what those boxes were? DTA's! I also recall at the time that Comcast said not to worry, if Comcast was your provider, you wouldn't have to do anything. Not so, young grasshopper. About a month ago, we received a package from Comcast with instructions to have a CLEARER, SHARPER, picture, we needed to connect this box to our TV. You got it, it was a DTA.
So, now, my dilemma: buckle down and buy an HD flat screen or be doomed to watching WITNESS PROTECTION TELEVISION.....so where's that K-Mart Flyer?
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