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Anyone been able to find the new smart antennas for digital tv convertors?

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Anyone been able to find the new smart antennas for digital tv convertors?

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  1. Electronically controllable/steerable “smart antennas” are currently very scarce. One of the very few CEA-909-compliant “smart antennas” you’ll find is Channel Master’s 3000A SMARTenna™. I recommend copying the quoted text “Channel Master - SMARTenna™ (3000A)” (with and again without quotes) into Google and Yahoo! search engines to search for dealers and related information.



    The lack of CEA-909-compliant TVs and DTV converter boxes is almost assuredly playing a significant role in the dearth of smart antennas in the marketplace. Another factor, though to a lesser extent, was that manufacturers likely decided to delay the release of any new VHF/UHF smart antennas pending the release of the Consumer Electronics Association’s newly revised antenna testing standard, CEA-774, which now covers CEA-909-compliant smart antennas. It is my expectation that consumers will begin to see more DTV “smart antennas” on the market within 5 to 12 months.



    CEA Adds Smart Antenna Testing To Standard

    http://www.twice.com/index.asp?layout=ar...



    I also recommend exploring the following for additional information and resources before you decide on purchasing a specific type of antenna.



    Can you buy smart antennas for televisions?

    http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?...

    (Please be sure to read the “Comments” section for more resources)



    AVS Forum - ATSC Converter Box Comparisons

    http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthrea...

    (Smart antenna information and resources)

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    Though it isn’t a CEA-909-compliant smart antenna the following may also be worth a look. At the very least you may find the following review and discussion somewhat informative.



    Winegard SquareShooter® HDTV Antenna System

    http://www.winegard.com/offair/products....



    Winegard’s SS-1000 SquareShooter

    http://www.hdtvexpert.com/pages/squaresh...



    AVS Forum - Winegard SquareShooter Antenna?

    http://archive2.avsforum.com/avs-vb/prin...

     

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