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21
Jun
DTV.gov has provided some helpful educational materials to help you shop for a new DTV TV.
Print this pocket guide and take it with you to the store with you while shopping for a digital TV. The pdf guide is available here in English , and is also available in Spanish too.
The following information is [...]
21
Jun
If you have a portable TV, or depend on a battery powered television for emergency information when your electricity is out due to hurricane, tornado, or earthquake, you’ll be interested in Jene’ Young’s article at WKRG news about the DTV transition.
From the article:
During hurricanes or severe weather, you may have used battery powered portable [...]
12
Jun
DTV transition concerns were aired at a House Telecommunications & Internet Subcommittee hearing on Tuesday, June 10, 2008. The hearing, The Status of the DTV Transition: 252 Days & Counting, was chaired by Rep. John D. Dingell (D-MI). During the hearing the progress of the DTV transition, consumer awareness, and the DTV [...]
3
Jun
Enter your zip code to find Coupon Eligible Converter Box coupon program participating retailers near you. These retailers accept DTV converter coupons and sell HDTV tuners and over-the-air DTV converter boxes.
Learn more about the DTV converter coupon program.
Approved Coupon Eligible Converter Box models.
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Please go to the Locate a Converter Box [...]
26
May
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 [...]
21
May
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 [...]