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20
Apr
Most of us enjoy watching tv, but what’s inside your set may be what we should be watching.
TV repairman Charlie Little told us analog and digital sets could contain aluminum, steel, lead, and mercury. Things that stay in the landfillRead full story
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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 [...]
20
Apr
For broadcasters and vendors that have been plotting their digital futures for more than one decade at National Association of Broadcasters shows, sometime during last week’s convention, they must have stopped and observed, “Wow. This is the last analog NAB.”
2008 NAB Show
Indeed, except for low-power TV stations that will have a longer time to switch, [...]
7
Apr
The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) has tapped Florence Henderson (a.k.a. Carol Brady) to launch its “Convert Your Mom” DTV transition campaign. It’s true that awareness of the digital switchover is spreading; but we also know that there’s a big difference between being aware and knowledgeable. And we’re all familiar with how…
Read full story by Steven [...]
1
Apr
With less than 12 months until the historic transition to digital television, some say society is on the verge of another Y2K. They are absolutely right. Just like on Jan. 1, 2000, when everything worked as well as it had the day before, on Feb. 18, 2009, we will all wonder what the fuss was [...]
1
Apr
To say there’s a lot riding on next year’s DTV transition would be a gross understatement. If the prospect of making the switch to all-digital broadcasting over the course of one night seemed somehow remote or less daunting in the past, the stakes have become all too clear in recent months.
On the one hand, you [...]
