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25
Jun
Consumers should watch out for scams when they are switching over to DTV, as the article below points out.
Chicago, Il –(ENEWSPF)– BBB is alerting consumers to beware of a misleading advertising campaign by an Ohio-based company called Universal TechTronics. Ads are running across the U.S. promising [...]
3
Jun
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 [...]
24
Apr
Intel Joins Legend Silicon to Enable High Definition TV on Laptops via “Free to Air” Terrestrial Television Broadcast
(Press Release) FREMONT, Calif., April 22 — When the Olympic Games begin
in August this year in Beijing, China, many viewers will be able to watch live High Definition (HD) broadcasts of the games on their laptops, thanks to [...]
24
Apr
Deficit Reduction Act Corrected to Provide $65M for LPTVs to Make Switch to Digital
The Senate Commerce Committee Thursday gave a shot in the arm to low-power TV stations.
Without debate, the committee agreed to make a technical correction to the Deficit Reduction Act that will allow the government to give out $65 million to [...]
20
Apr
Experiencing the unsurpassed performance of MPH(TM) (Mobile-Pedestrian-Handheld) in-band mobile digital television (DTV) and its robustness using the VHF spectrum, attendees at the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) convention can view a live, over-the-air DTV broadcast of this new technology from KTNV-DT/Channel 12, the Journal Broadcast Group’s ABC digital station here.
This is in addition to two [...]
20
Apr
FLAT ROCK – My first dealings with television technology are firmly etched in my memory.
It was in the dead of winter. I was just a young lad with no cable, and Sputnik had not been launched. At least two windows were open in our living room so my Dad could hear the directions I yelled [...]