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When TV stations go all-digital on February 18, 2009, as mandated by the FCC, people who own older, analog televisions will find nothing but snowy screens on every channel. A digital TV converter box will translate digital signals into something old TVs can display, but those boxes cost money. Fortunately for the TV-watching masses, Uncle … Read more
Commerce Secretary Gutierrez, FCC Chairman Martin, NAB President Rehr, NCTA President McSlarrow, CEA VP Oxman, Best Buy Senior VP Vitelli to Kick Off DTV Transition at Best Buy Store in Washington, D.C. Key digital-TV-transition leaders are gathering at a Washington, D.C., Best Buy store Feb. 7 as part of the kickoff of the National Telecommunications … Read more
RCA DTA800B digital-to-analog converter box has recently been certified as a “coupon-eligible converter box” by the NTIA. The RCA DTA800B converter box, using a Broadcom digital television (DTV) system-on-a-chip solution, is designed to receive ATSC high definition television (HDTV) broadcasts and convert them to NTSC (standard) signals. Read full story
Tuesday, January 15, 2008 Bell Canada announced the availability of its next generation 6141 High Definition (HD) satellite receiver, with outstanding HD picture quality and enhanced functionality. Demand for HD continues to rise across North America, with industry experts predicting HDTVs will account for up to 80% of all new TVs sold in 2008. Read … Read more
The deadline for the DTV transition may be over a year away, but the time dealers have to apply for certification to accept government coupons for DTV converter boxes is much shorter- less than three months, in … Read full story