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By John Ewoldt, Star Tribune Some electronics retailers take advantage of consumers’ low-tech knowledge of hi-def TVs. How to avoid getting taken. The Super Bowl is a gift that just keeps on giving to electronics retailers, said Randy Baumberger, president and chief operating officer of Ultimate Electronics. Read full story
If you are still climbing a ladder to adjust your rooftop TV antennae or leaving the couch to reposition those “rabbit ears,” your TV will go dark in another year. FREE Agent Online Powerhouse Kit including a FREE business consultation To stay tuned with your current equipment, you’ll have to get a digital converter to … Read more
Martin’s primary interest in the auction seems to be largely based on what he sees as an opportunity for one or more companies to build wireless data networks that could compete with incumbent cable and DSL … Read full story
Television repairman Larry Andreatta is gearing up for the biggest thing to hit the business since the 1960s. “It’s the equivalent of when we went from black-and-white to color,” said Andreatta, owner of Lonnie’s TV in Valparaiso. What’s coming is the federally mandated switch to 100 percent digital broadcasting set to take place at midnight … Read more
It may be more than a year away, but the federally-mandated switch from analog to digital television is the most significant upgrade in television since the advent of color programming. In the Digital Television and Public Safety Act of 2005, Congress set a hard deadline of Feb. 17, 2009, for television stations to replace traditional … Read more