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Boucher voices digital concerns

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Though the hard date for the switch to all-digital television broadcasting is fixed and won’t change, at least one influential lawmaker is “deeply concerned” that the result could be a trainwreck. In a luncheon speech to the Media Institute on Thursday, Rep. Rick Boucher (D-Va.), a senior member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee … Read more

Consumer Reports – Digital TV converter boxes: First Look

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Previews of the Magnavox TB100MW9, Insignia NS-DXA1, and Zenith DTT900 With the digital TV transition less than a year away, digital-to-analog converters have started showing up in retail stores. These set-top boxes convert digital transmissions pulled in by an antenna into analog signals that can be accepted by an older tube TV and other display … Read more

Digital TV Switch Is a Signal Not Received

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Get ready, consumers: American broadcast television is undergoing a radical change that could render millions of TVs useless. That simple message isn’t getting across to enough households, raising concern that whole swaths of American homes will see their TVs turn to snow next February. That’s when Congress has said… Read full story at US News

Daily Dose: Going digital before the screen goes dark

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Most TV owners know what will happen Feb. 17, 2009 — that’s when the television broadcast signal switches from analog to digital. But for many, the picture still isn’t clear. Here, a few experts help ease the confusion about the DTV transition. Read full story at CJ Online