http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/08/21/40-dtvpal-digital-converter-available-from-dish-network/ Gadgets, gear and computer hardware. Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:53:17 -0500 hourly 1 http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/08/21/40-dtvpal-digital-converter-available-from-dish-network/comment-page-1/#comment-910374 john bowers Fri, 19 Sep 2008 18:55:24 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/?p=35979#comment-910374 DTVPAL's tuner, picture clarity, program guide all excellent. Mechanically a good piece of ewuipment. But, the event timer does not work. It will literally wipe out events you set up. Further the clock looses about a minute a day. Numerous calls to Dish were fruitless. They appear more interested in getting rid of you than helping you. DTVPAL’s tuner, picture clarity, program guide all excellent. Mechanically a good piece of ewuipment. But, the event timer does not work. It will literally wipe out events you set up. Further the clock looses about a minute a day. Numerous calls to Dish were fruitless. They appear more interested in getting rid of you than helping you.

]]> http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/08/21/40-dtvpal-digital-converter-available-from-dish-network/comment-page-1/#comment-832261 Kevin Thu, 21 Aug 2008 17:28:59 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/?p=35979#comment-832261 Since DTV converter boxes are intended for older, analog, standard-def TVs, why do you state -- with a certain tinge of disappointment -- that it's not state-of-the-art HD equipment? Since DTV converter boxes are intended for older, analog, standard-def TVs, why do you state — with a certain tinge of disappointment — that it’s not state-of-the-art HD equipment?

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