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DTV &. antennas.(LETTERS)(Letter to the editor)

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| January 01, 2009 | Smith, Robert | COPYRIGHT 2009 Consumers Union of the United States, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

In "Get Ready for Digital TV" (Lab Tests, November 2008), the converter boxes tested were roughly all equal. However, they were tested using a rooftop antenna. My TV has rabbit ears. When 1 installed my converter box, the TV signal got so weak that 1 lost audio and video. When 1 added an electric antenna booster, I got reception, but it's spotty at best. I imagine others without a rooftop antenna have the same problem. Your testing should ...

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