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    Anyone have a Nielsen box?

    the original setup takes the longest, a few hours, cuz they hard wire into your tv, and in turn, pick up the warranty after they void it by breaking the seals :D I remember when Oprah got in big trouble by telling people "with a Nielsen box" to be sure to tune in to that new show she had coming...
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    Anyone have a Nielsen box?

    we switched from cable to satellite and the DTV tech simply plugged the audio feeds into the audio out of the boxes, done. All it does is monitor audio coming off, and it figures by the audio what your watching. There is no messing with it, it just sits there. The best part is the insurance...
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    Anyone have a Nielsen box?

    Lmao, they actually are pretty high tech (supposedly), and expensiiiiiiiive.
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    Anyone have a Nielsen box?

    also, you dont have to type in your personal code so they know what your watching, you really dont even know its there unless you looked in the entertainment center and saw a box with a bunch of wires sticking out. they use audio only to determine what is being watched. every channel has some...
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    Anyone have a Nielsen box?

    i only signed up because i thought if i could have even an ounce of help to get SoA pushed another season, it was worth it, and thought the experience would be cool. But u really dont even know its there, its a vcr size box that sits behind your tv, and is hardwired into your tv for audio. each...
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    Anyone have a Nielsen box?

    you wont always see them, they hide them nicely, ours is in the back of our entertainment center, its about the size of an older VCR with a bunch of wires in/out of it, and a modem zip tied to it. Each box has a modem then the main box has a cellular uplink that calls out every night + uploads...