November 16, 2008

There were 3 posts published on November 16, 2008 (this is page 1 of 1).

Fully high definition

I’m happy to report that, other than a fun weekend with the family, I do have one success story to report: I’ve successfully switched all of our televisions to ATSC-only reception. For the analog Sony that of course is the Channel Master CM-7000 converter box. For our den big-screen TV, that is the built-in tuner. For our MythTV box, that is a new Avermedia MCE A180 HDTV tuner card.

The main thing that happened this weekend was wiring up our broadcast antenna in the attic. I’d initially pointed the antenna to the tower cluster in Auburn, NC where most of Raleigh’s TV stations transmit. This left the channel we watch the most, PBS on Chapel Hill’s WUNC, weak and fading. Then I realized that being in downtown Raleigh, we’re already well-covered by the Auburn antennas. Thus, I could point the antenna to WUNC’s tower (31 miles away) and get a good signal from all the stations.
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Van and trailer pictures

The MT.Net gallery has some pictures of the totaled van (and not-so-totaled trailer). Please be patient and don’t total my cable modem as these pics are hosted at home.

A good portion of the estimated $7000 it would cost to repair it is tied up in replacing the entire left side unibody. Looking at it you would think its just the door that needs replacing.