With the conversion to digital TV one week old, so far I have mixed reviews.
Granted, I am probably not the typical case. I have an HD-ready TV, so I am able to receive the higher quality picture. My signal, however, is getting to the TV through rabbit ears. My guess is that the majority of people who are able to view the high quality HD signal without conversion are receiving the signal through cable or satellite.
And that difference is the exact reason why my review is mixed. You see, with the antenna, the signal is truly great ... when it works.
Ahhhhhh, the good old daze, when if you didn't have an outdoor TV antenna, you stuck wire hangers and tinfoil on the old rabbit ears trying to get a decent picture!
It does work often for me, but when weather is bad, so is the signal. And by bad weather, I mean cloudy or windy. So, you can only imagine how bad the signal has been during the plethora of storms we have had in D.C. over the last few weeks. The HD signals were literally unwatchable. Through most of these storms, I did have the option of watching the analog signal. Since last Friday, however, the first week after the conversion, that obviously has not been the case.
So, I do look forward to many nights of beautiful programming. I'm just hoping for better weather ...
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