Wal-Mart has announced availability of what may be the first over-the-air (OTA) digital-to-analog converter boxes to hit the retail channel. Apparently 3,400 stores have stocked the $49.87 Magnavox STB and are ready for your $40 coupon (arriving as soon as next week). My concern is that the folks requesting the finite number of vouchers are all Engadget readers with ATSC-tuning HDTVs and/or satellite/cable service - making this a non-issue for them. Meanwhile, Grandma will be out of luck (or at least out some cash) next year when she realizes her rabbit-eared television no longer works and the coupons are long gone.
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i work at circuit city. no
i work at circuit city. no news if we will have them or not. customers are asking about them but, are unaware of all the details. we are selling rabbit ear antennas as fast as they come in.
Good to see that antenna
Good to see that antenna sales are up.
I can see a lot of the Engadget reading ATSC TV owners snatching up coupons for boxes that will ultimately end up in grandma's house. So as long as the boxes go to people who need them in the end, I really don't care who gets the coupon and goes to the store.