The End Of Analog TV In America?- February 17, 2009 is coming soon
May 26, 2008 by admin
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By February 17, 2009, all analog television signals coming from standard TV stations across the nation will go dark.
For cable and satellite subscribers, there will be no interruption of services, as analog signals will already be pre-converted. However, local cable outlets like Time Warner Cable are suggesting that people begin subscribing to digital cable services.
For those who use the traditional rabbit ear antennas to receive television signals, changes have to be made in order to continue viewing beyond ...
Read the full story by Leslie Andrews in the Desert Local News (Palm Springs)
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Fans of Canadian TV will need analog pass-through converters
May 21, 2008 by admin
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Just when you thought the digital television — or DTV — conversion should be getting simpler — it’s not.
And that’s especially true for Western New Yorkers, who have gotten used to decades of Canadian TV over their antennas, in addition to the homegrown broadcasts. Those viewers will need to get a particular kind of converter box if they want to continue to watch Canadian analog TV stations that haven’t gone digital yet.
Read the full story by Elmer Ploetz at The Buffalo News
You may also be interested in in this FCC Consumer Advisory (Adobe pdf document) about how the DTV switch will affect people along the US border areas. The advisory notes that Canadian TV stations will transition from analog to digital broadcasting in August of 2011 and Mexico will complete the digital transition in 2021. The advisory also notes that:
If you purchase a digital-to-analog converter box to watch digital broadcasts on an analog TV and also wish to continue watching analog programming broadcast from stations in either Mexico or Canada, you should purchase a converter box with "analog pass-through" capability, which allows analog broadcast signals to pass through the converter box to be tuned by your analog TV. Converter boxes with analog pass-through capability will also enable you to watch U.S. low-power and translator television stations, most of which will continue to broadcast in analog after February 17, 2009.
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Big TVs & BBQs
May 21, 2008 by admin
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Do you want to enjoy the game while you BBQ? Maybe you want to watch your favorite show while you garden. If so, Mike Yamamoto at CRAVE has a write-up about Suntronic big screen, all weather, outdoor televisions. Suntronic apparently has outdoor TVs that have 102" screens.
Go check it out at CRAVE
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Dish Network: We Need More HDTV
May 15, 2008 by admin
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More HD channels are coming to Dish Network. Satellite launch difficulties have slowed the addition of more High Definition channels to Dish Network's lineup, but additional launches this year should help.
Dish Network, which now has about 80 national HD channels, says it will offer 100 by year's end, assuming the new satellites are launched and become operational.
You can read the whole story by Swanni at TV Predictions.com
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HDTV breakdowns mean “Buyer Beware”
May 15, 2008 by admin
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People arerunning into problems with store brand and off-brand HD televisions. Watch out for the "too good to be true" bargains when buying your HDTV, you may not get much of a warranty and repair parts for off-brand televisions may not be available.
From the WTHR story:
With no parts available from the manufacturer, Biszantz can't fix the TV. More than likely, he says, that means it's headed for the garbage dump.
"I would never have dreamed that five years ago we would see thousand-dollar flat panel TV's that you just throw away because you just can't get a part for it," he said.
Read Emily Longnecker's article at WTHR Channel 13 Eyewitness News
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