Day late/Dollar short? (1 Viewer)

[KenHenseler]

All,

I have an LCD projector that is HD ready (Dell 2300MP), and I was hoping to get an inexpensive HD receiver for OTA. After reading the forum here, I've been trying to track one down locally (Minnesota) at Radio Shacks and Best Buys. I keep getting the same story - "Oh, we had those. But we sold our last one a month ago and aren't getting any more. However, here's our DirectTV model for $200!" $200 for OTA seems awfully steep to me when all I want is OTA HD reception. Even E-Bay seems pricey with most units going for $150+. With TiVO becoming ubiquitous, I thought there would be a good market for cheap used units. But I can't seem to find anything. Any recommendations?

 

[David Norman]

If you're looking for relatively cheap, you might look into an old VOOM unit though you have to be careful to buy one that is properly activated. As far as I know nobody has figured a way to activate any of the "Brand New" units

 

[KenHenseler]

Does it have to be activated if I'm using it for OTA?

 

[Dan Driscoll]

Hi Ken,

YGPM

 

[David Norman]

It had to have been activated at one time and then not deactivated when Voom went out of business and sent the Kill Signal to a lot of its boxes. Since there is no VOOM anymore, there obviously isn't a monthly fee and there aren't any sat signals you can still get. I forget the exact sequence, but all units will not do OTA.