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17
Feb
Sunday marks the one-year countdown to the takeover by digital television. The approaching death of lower-quality analog TV has been the source of a lot of concern and misinformation, but it also highlights an …
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17
Feb
In one year a change will occur that will forever alter the way Americans watch TV. As of Feb. 17th, 2009, analog television will no longer be available.
People who already have a digital television, or an HDTV, will not be affected by the conversion. The millions of Americans who still…
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15
Feb
QUAD CITIES — Digital-to-analog converter boxes are making their way onto store shelves around the Quad Cities this week, and local retailers say they’re fielding countless questions from customers about whether they need one and how they work.
Once February 17, 2009 rolls around, local broadcasters will stop their analog over-the-air transmissions and broadcast only in [...]
15
Feb
More than 13 million households are unprepared for the TV industry’s historical transition to digital broadcasting a year from now on Feb. 17, 2009. According to Nielsen data released Friday, the 13 million households have TV sets that can only receive analog broadcasts. Another 6 million households have at least one TV set that will [...]
15
Feb
TV5 offers all available CBS network HDTV programming, including the number one daytime drama The Young & The Restless, and the majority of CBS prime time programming, including favorites such as NCIS, CSI, …
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15
Feb
INDIANAPOLIS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–hhgregg (NYSE:HGG) announced today that in preparation for the digital broadcast transition it has begun stocking and selling coupon-eligible DTV (digital television) converter boxes in all of the company’s stores. Consumers can redeem DTV converter box coupons provided by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) and receive $40 toward the purchase price.
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