JCinderella

That's how it's supposed to be. It's just letting you know that watching a video while moving is dangerous and "strictly prohibited." It's all the legal stuff. If anyone can figure out a way to do away with this message as well as the Navi warning, that would be great, but as of yet I don't think there is a way to do it.

Does anyone know if those antennas are going to work after the digital switch? I didn't see anything on there about them being HDTV compatible or about them being digital compatible...

I applied for the coupon a while back and got it about the second week in April, I 've just yet to be on and comment on it.
The converter box I got was the Artec T3AP. It does not require a power inverter. I plugged the AC adapter into the wall and used a multimeter to determine which wire was positive and which one was negative. Since the AC adapter's output was 12 volts, I figured I could rig something up. I found that the wire with the white markings on it was the ground, and the plain black was the positive. I cut the AC adapter off and spliced the plain black wire into the cigarette lighter wire, and then grounded out the white wire. Everything is working fine too! Well for the converter box anyway. I put an HD Antennae in the trunk of my car and ran the coax wire from the back of antennae down the passenger side of the car under the trim, and then to my converter box which I secured discreetly to the underside of the passenger side of the dash, under the glove box. The antennae is powered off a 12 volt AC adapter as well, so I did the same trick I did above and ran some wiring for the antennae. When the power of the antennae is turned off, the reception sucks, the powered way is definitely the road to take.
However, I still can't figure out a way to get reception while I'm driving. It works perfectly if I'm stopped at a stop sign, sitting in my driveway, or even out in the Boonies camping and trying to track the big storm. So if you're planning on only using this when you aren't moving, such as tailgating, I would definitely go for it. If you expect to be able to drive and watch TV at the same time, as of right now I would say forget about it.
If someone finds an antennae that works while moving, please let me know, otherwise I guess this is where we sit as of now. Maybe we'll have better luck after everything goes digital?

I've never dealt with the converter boxers before, so I wasn't sure if they were tuners or now. I was just browsing through some of the "General" topics on the forum and went on one of those, "Man, that would be pretty slick." tangents and tried to come up with a way for this to work.
Do you know how much those antennas run for? It's not a feature I would kill to have, but it would be pretty cool. Especially now with the bypass and such.
Thanks for all your help.

Changing the gauge of the wire between the alternator and the battery isn't going to make a difference. The manufacturer isn't going to put wire on the car that is not suitable for what the alternator is pushing out. Just because you put thicker wire on the alternator, doesn't mean that it is going to be pushing more current at all.

If you are still convinced that this would make a difference, take it into a mechanics shop and have them hook a D-TAC up to it and run a alternator probe test. If you are looking to run your system without the car running, then go for another battery. If you want your lights not to dim while you are driving, go with a capacitor and let it juice up before you crank your subs on.