Congressional Study: ‘No Comprehensive Plan’ for DTV Switch
U.S. regulators have “no comprehensive plan” for preparing TV viewers for the approaching switch-over to digital television, a congressional study released on Tuesday said. Read full story
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RadioShack, others to sell TV converters
RadioShack, Best Buy and Wal-Mart are among retailers selected to sell conversion equipment so owners of analog televisions can continue to view programming after the 2009 switch to digital signals, the federal … Read full story
Digital Confusion
Last week I wrote a story about the digital television transition that will take place Feb. 17, 2009. That’s when broadcasters will stop carrying analog signals, or the over-the-air programming that TV-watchers generally receive with a rooftop antenna or “rabbit ears.” Read full story
Your set-top box takes on new significance in digital HDTV
Are you ready for 2009? That’s when broadcasters will pull the plug on old-fashioned standard definition TV, and with few exceptions, we’ll all be moving to the brave new world of digital HDTV. Read full story Shop for HDTV Set-top-box receivers
Getting Ready For The Digital Switch
<>In a little over a year, all broadcast stations will turn off their analog signals and go digital. Even though this is going to happen, there really is no need to rush out and buy a new TV. Shopper Nick Leer says, “I have a general Idea of what’s going on with it, but entirely … Read more