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Change Over to Digital TV
Analog TV has finally gone by way of the Dodo bird we are now all in the era of true digital TV. TV broadcasters made the change over to digital TV on Friday June 12, 2009. Still with all the money spent on trying to get everyone ready for the switch over there were still hundreds of thousands of people caught by surprise.
Twenty years and billions of dollars spent the big switchover was made Friday the 12th of June. The broadcasting and industry analysts say the switchover was hardly noticed. Sometimes you wonder where they get their information from. They really must not live on a little place we call earth.
On Friday the FCC got more than 300,000 calls from people in shock wanting to know what happened. Just think about the numbers of people that would just not call. The elderly retirees in Florida alone would be in the millions that are still in shock. It seems funny that the people that really matter are never considered in charts and graphs and statistics.
The change is here and millions are scrambling to figure out what happened and what to do. The people able to go online will quickly find the solution and solve their new problem of no TV. But the people that have no idea what to do will need help. So share this information with the people that are unable to help themselves.
For over-the-air signals after the switch, most TV sets made before 2004 will have to be hooked up to a digital converter box. The boxes sell for $40 to $50 the government is giving away coupons knocking $40 off that price at dtv2009.gov. The coupons can be applied for up to July 31st at midnight but it is a first come first serve. So make your application soon.
Questions about what to do for the small battery-operated TVs they have in case of a hurricane or storms. The best answer is to junk them and get a weather radio. We will have to wait for prices to come down on the small battery-operated digital TVs.
You can find the converter boxes in a lot of places here are some sources to get one online.
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Insignia NS-DXA1 Digital to Analog TV Tuner Converter Box for Regular TV Sets |
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Standard Features: NTIA Approved Coupon Eligible Converter Box (CECB) Receives and Displays All 18 ATSC Formats Composite Video Jack (Yellow RCA Plug) Stereo Audio Jacks (Red & White RCA Plugs) 75 ohm RF Video/Audio Jack (Coaxial Cable) |
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ACCESS DIG-ANALOG CNVRTR BOX - 1080D List Price: $49.95 Sale Price: $52.06 |
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ENABLES ANALOG TVS & DIGITAL READY TVS TO RECEIVE FREE, OFF-AIR UHF & VHF DIGITAL TELEVISION SIGNALS; CONNECTS TO TELEVISION USING EITHER COMPOSITE VIDEO OR 75_ RF CABLE; DOLBY® DIGITAL DOWN-MIXED STEREO OUTPUT; CRYSTAL-CLEAR TV PICTURES; INCLUDES DEDICATED REMOTE & BATTERIES; DIM: 1... |
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Coby TFTV891 8-Inch Portable Widescreen LCD TV with ATSC/NTSC Tuner and Integrated Telescopic Antenna (Black) List Price: $152.99 Sale Price: $89.54 |
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8" Portable TFT LCD TV |
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 Wadia 12 Digital to Analog Converter DAC Modified  US $1,200.00
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 WADIA 12 DIGITAL to ANALOG CONVERTER DAC w Manual US $1,195.00
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 AJA D10A Analog to Digital Video Converter Encoder NEW US $699.99
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 DAC1792 HI END DAC1792USB digital to analog converter US $423.00
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 LECROY 1882F 12 bit FASTBUS analog to digital converter US $399.99
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 AUDIOTRAK DRDAC2 DX Digital to Analog Converter DAC US $375.00
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 COMPLETED AUDIO TUBE DIGITAL TO ANALOG DA CONVERTER US $335.00
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 MSB Technology ADD 1 Analog to Digital Converter Switch US $265.00
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 RIP LPS MSB PHONO PREAMP ANALOG to DIGITAL CONVERTER US $249.00
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