June 26, 2009
Yeah, About That...
As much as I would like to continue being the poster child for a brave new world of no TV…I now have (mumbling something unintelligible into my hand).
However I resolved this—if I bought all new high-tech digital TV equipment during a huge economic slump or if I confess that it was user error all along—it’s embarrassing. Let’s just say, I didn’t buy any new high-tech digital TV equipment.
Yesterday I was at a work meeting where, during a quiet moment, this subject came up and someone threw out what to them was probably a casual statement but which, for me, went off in my head like a pack of illegally procured firecrackers. Apparently, (1) you have to keep your TV on one of those weird in-between channels, like 3, and (2) you have to use the converter-box remote control, not your usual one. SRSLY? Within minutes of getting home I had TV reception and new channels, including—bonus!—three in Spanish and two in Chinese. In my defense, the reception is still not spectacular and the screen goes wiggly and pixely regularly and I occasionally lose reception altogether but, believe it or not, this is still better than what I used to get. Also in my defense, it says nothing about either of these items in the instructions. I checked.
Who says work meetings aren’t productive?
Stay tuned for, coincidentally, a huge leap ahead in my knitting.
The pixelly squirrelly thing happens even with my snazzy HD tv and digital cable. It happens worse on the old shows like Bonanza that the DH has take to watching. It gives me a headache so I can't watch it anymore anyway. Sigh.
Posted by: Carrie on June 26, 2009 09:44 AMOh, Ryan. Nothing like that EVER happens to THE REST OF US.
Never. Especially not to me. Hunh, uh.
Never.
(Oh was that the doorbell? Must run. Bye.)
Even with the new decoder box, our reception ios spotty. We have found that weather affects reception as does the prpximity of tall buildings around us. On the other hand, all we ever watch on broadcast TV is Jeopardy, so it isn't a big, hairy deal. SOmetimes the Brit-coms on the public station on Saturday night.
Glad you got your problem solved so easily - even if it took a little while. Hugs to you and pets to Benny and Joon!
Posted by: Robbyn on June 27, 2009 06:16 AMDitto EXACTLY what MaryB said. I.am.useless.with.the.TV.remote.
Posted by: Norma on June 27, 2009 06:35 AMWho knew these things were so complicated?
Posted by: Batty on June 27, 2009 01:47 PM