What is the Digital TV Transition?

On February 17, 2009, all broadcasters will switch analog to digital signals.

If your TV is older or does not accept digital signals, it will not work with your TV antenna.

To correct this, go to www.keepmytv.com and discover your options to keep your analog TV.

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• February
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[luckynugget2000]

So far I had to buy a new antenna for DTV and new cable wire and tried to different cable boxes, I do get so channels like ch 11 and 13, but the rest are so poor and have to keep scanning the converter box , this system really sucks and I will have to purchase cable tv very soon, Why did they do this in the first place? is the cable company behind this?

[madJedi1]

0:17 OMFG he actually plays wiv his thingy!!

[tripnbilly77]

I prefer low-def lol.

[Skiller444]

The way digital TV is explained to someone who does not know the technical details (the average viewer) is always the same: a lie.

The digital picture is not "cleaner and more colorful" (0:11) in fact there are compression artefacts everywhere and the saturation of colors is not related with the type of transmission. The only true thing is that there are more channels but it's to be decided if that's an advantage. A big disadvantage is the behavior in bad reception situations (unwatchable).

[bahabeauty87]

we are now being forced to switch over to dtv in the bahamas i thought only americans had to do this and we're not getting any damn coupons this sucks man

[cyberdoc76]

If they would have simply tested the digital antenna in a wind tunnel at 5 mph, they would have abandoned this stupid proposal for the digital conversion after they realized that most of signal remains 98% scrambled. I think anybody who gets a Nelson's T.V. rating guide, should record the number of times they lose signal. Let the networks fix the signal strength problem when it hits them in the pocketbook with lost ratings.

[madJedi1]

new boxes will have RFID type 'traceable' technology thus making it easier for the TV liscencing people get onto u if u not paying ur liscence.. there are also spiritual 'dampners' that are now more efficient in the digital form ...as with plasma tv's...but i doubt most people will beleive that...depends on how awake they are

[Maddman27]

shit won't work for us so fuck t.v.

the shit sucks anyway. I gotta work overtime like crazy with this shitty economy anyways

[5yearplan1]

LicentiousSlut

I have cox cable but they were saying in this ad that you get more channels with the digital converter box. I was wondering if it was worth canceling my cable service and just getting a box for 4 of my T.V.s

[danielmm88]

I bought a quadro tv today

and i just cant get the digital antena to work

I mean when i try to use it it like "laggs" and the sound dissapaears and there are black boxes