Archive for January, 2008

Community Media: Selected Clippings - 01/30/08

unknown wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptWASHINGTON — Comcast Corp. apologized today for the way it handled a proposed shift of community access programming in Michigan that would force customers to get converter boxes or new TVs to continue to watch local government meetings …
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Community Media: Selected Clippings - 01/29/08

unknown wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptThe shift would require subscribers with analog televisions to buy digital, cable-ready TVs or rent or buy a digital converter box for each set. Dingell has raised concerns that it would force consumers to pay additional fees for …
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The Orientation: High-Definition Multimedia Interface

Embedded Star Staff wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptComponent cables suck and just make everything dirty because so much data is lost when going from analog to digital. Of course, HDMI supports video that’s not HD. It also supports up to eight digital audio channels, which certainly …
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Digital TV Converter Box $40 Coupon Program (383 days till no more …

Administrator wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptIf you have cable TV, your provider is probably going to convert the broadcast signals from digital to analog for you once the new digital rules go into effect 12 months from now. But if you just have you just use an antenna and have […]

Feds Share Coupons to help with TV Transition

Bob wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerpt1, 2008, and March 31, 2009, all US households will be eligible to request up to two coupons, worth $40 each, to be used toward the purchase of up to two, digital-to-analog converter boxes. The National Telecommunications and …
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Broadcasting of Analog TV Will be Ceased February 17

gray3 wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerpt… Safety Act of 2005, the broadcasting of analog television will be ceased by the date February 17, 2009. Each household will be able to request up to two coupons worth $40 to facilitate the purchase of digital-analog converter boxes.
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Survey Shows Consumers In The Dark About Digital TV

unknown wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptFor the record, full-power TV stations in the US will switch from analog to digital signals. Most people in the country, since they get their signals from satellite or cable providers, won’t be affected. But anyone who owns an older TV …
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Digital TV Coming, But Many Are Confused

Alfred wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptFor example, 58 percent of all DTV-aware survey respondents incorrectly believe that all TV sets will need a digital converter box. What’s more, 48 percent of the respondents believe that only digital televisions will work after 2009. …
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Analog to Digital TV Conversion

Alfred wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptBecause so many don’t seem to realize the facts about television switching from analog to digital signalas in the United States here is a site of interest for information. The US Department of Commerce’s TV Converter Box Program So no …
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Now Hear This Electronic Newsletter, January 31, 2008

lwilcox wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptThe DTV transition will affect millions of consumers who use analog television sets to view free over-the-air programming. Analog televisions will either need to be connected to a digital converter box, attached to cable or satellite …
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