I wish I knew what was up with the formatting of my replies... ======== On a lark, I called a Radio Shack here in NYC (10019) and they said they had four in stock. I bought one and tried it out. In a non-scientific test, it performed much better in the canyons of NYC than a first (I'm sure) generation or a second (I think) generation receivers. It worked quite well on the "right" side of the building (still no line of sight) and remarkably well on the "wrong" side of the building (about 180 degrees from a proper heading.) In the suburban fringe it worked no better than a third generation (again, I think) receiver, but that still means 5 out of 6 full power VHF (existing NTSC) stations and several other stations, too. I didn't count the one that doesn't pretend to emit enough power to reach me. Although I didn't check this out in the suburbs, perhaps I could pick up more stations simultaneously with an omnidirectional UHF antenna (from the markets that I need to rotate my antenna to receive now.) I'll be keeping it, if only for the city. Well worth the 90 bucks! Consider it another data point. Not all doom and gloom. Ken -----Original Message----- From: opendtv-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:opendtv-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:opendtv-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> ] On Behalf Of Bob Miller Sent: Wednesday, October 19, 2005 3:25 PM To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [opendtv] Accurian in RS Checked my zip, 10044, at the RS online site for Accurian receivers. First they are out of stock "ONLINE". There were three stores listed. Called each. All three had one as in "ONE" in stock. One store said this was the last one and they would NOT like in emphatically NOT be getting any more. The second store said that the ONE unit was their display unit and they were not getting anymore in nor were they getting any new model to replace it with. I didn't ask the third store. This Accurian does not appear to be the "great white hope" of 8-VSB receivers. Bob Miller ----------------------------------------- This message (including any attachments) may contain confidential information intended for a specific individual and purpose. If you are not the intended recipient, delete this message. If you are not the intended recipient, disclosing, copying, distributing, or taking any action based on this message is strictly prohibited. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can UNSUBSCRIBE from the OpenDTV list in two ways: - Using the UNSUBSCRIBE command in your user configuration settings at FreeLists.org - By sending a message to: opendtv-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line.