Consumer Reports as published a six page online buying guide to assist consumers when purchasing a DTV converter box for the coming DTV transition on February 17, 2009. Their buying guide includes ratings of 14 models of set top digital converter boxes for receiving over-the-air (OTA) free television programming. The converters [...]

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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 [...]

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Coupon Eligible Converter Boxes (CECBs) from the NTIA website. These DTV converter boxes are eligible for purchase using the $40 off coupon from TV Converter Box Coupon Program . Converter boxes with HDTV picture quality, Dolby Digital 5.1 sound outputs, and other advanced features are usually called HDTV Tuners and are not eligible [...]

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