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Digital TV Changeover
Been thinking about the change to all digital broadcast in 2009. Is ther any way of knowing if your present tv sets are compatable? Like a website from the mfg.? I have 4 televisions spread around my hooch and would hate to have to replace them as one is almost brand new. Replacement could be a big ticket item. My reception is via sattelite. Anyone out there have any insight to this? Thanks
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All my TV's use a coaxial cable. Can I still get digital TV?
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Good question, if the Cable Co. continue to use the band they are currently using you are good to go. My .02 is they will lease boxes to you for the conversion.
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Coupon program???
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Yep, you probably already do. I don't see the companies digging up and replacing all the coax they already have installed and I think the bandwidth is sufficient for the foreseeable future.
Does your cable go into the TV, or into a box of some sort (PVR, tuner, etc.)?
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The analogy is similar to when cell phones when from analog to digital, except there will be converters to keep them working. The switchover will only affect those that rely on "over the air" OTA reception via their NTSC tuners built into their sets. The new digital tuners are ATSC units.
So, if you're getting your TV via cable or sat . . . your TV will work because the local broadcast signal is being converted. If you have your TV on rabbit ears or via a roof antenna . . . you need a converter or new ATSC equiped TV. |
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Don, I'm trying to figure out the same things myself. I currently have Dish Network and I get my locals from them as well. I figure they'll go with an HD reciever when it comes the time. In order to get off-air HDTV, you will have to have a TV with an integrated HDTV receiver - not one that's "HDTV ready". If you plan on still using satellite, you can use the HDTV ready models.
HDTV is currently encoded into the cable system with something called QAM if I remember it correctly. If you have a decoder, you can get it for free - at least for now... I plan on keeping all my old TV's until they die. I figure any satellite dish or converter box will have SD outputs.
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Of al the people I know well enough to know about thier tv reception method, only about 4 of us (my family incl) recieve TV over the air.
I'll be looking at those boxes soon (old TV) -John
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Up until a few years ago, I had a flawless off air reception system. I designed a system with an amplifier and distribution system to provide signal tothe whole house. It looked better than cable. The only reason I ditched it was so I could use the satellite based DVR for recording.
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Well, I got this reply from the people at Direct TV and it looks as if those of us that are on sattelite are off the hook. Not sure if this applies to Dish TV and the others.
Thanks for writing us about the broadcast industry's digital conversion on 2009. I see you've been with DIRECTV since June 200, and I just wanted to take a moment to thank you for your continued loyalty. Please allow me to assist you. Your DIRECTV system will not be affected by the broadcast industry's conversion from an analog to digital format in 2009. Because DIRECTV already is 100% digital, you'll be able to continue using your existing DIRECTV equipment for years to come. I hope you find this information helpful and thank you again for writing.
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BTW: Howitzer, where did you get that little critter that crawls around on your post? I know someone I could drive up the wall if I had a download of it.
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