UPDATE 3-25-09: Expired Coupon Holders can now Reapply! The last day to request a tv converter box coupon wll be on March 31st, 2009. As the coupon deadline looms, there are some interesting redemption statistics (updated weekly) available at the NTIA Website. We do want to note that certain stores have been selling converter boxes for $15-$30. A [...]
Archive for July, 2008
Got DTV? Got weak signal? You’re not alone
The StarTribune (Minneapolis) online newspaper posted an article yesterday (7/26/08) about a huge issue for current and future viewers of digital television broadcasts. Weak DTV signals. Although the article focuses mainly on broadcasts in the Minnesota area, we here at TVConversionHelp have fielded many questions and complaints about over-the-air converter boxes that have bad DTV reception [...]
List of cable and satellite companies and their policy on the transition to digital television (DTV)
Are you wondering what your cable or satellite provider is doing about the upcoming transition to digital television on February 17th, 2009? You’re not the only one! TVConversionhelp has been flooded with emails and website comments over the last few weeks with questions asking what a person needs to do to upgrade to digital television [...]
Digital Converter Box Installation Help Videos (and help with connecting to a VCR)
Here are some great digital converter box installation videos I’ve found on youtube. If you’re on a dial up connection, you may have to wait a few minutes for the videos to load after you press play. This first installation is a basic digital converter box to an analog television set. The converter box model [...]
DTV Answers: Where are the Converter Boxes? Weak Signal? Can I Install The Converter Box Now?
In an effort to answer all of the recent questions about DTV and the digital transition, TVConversionHelp will start combining email questions into one single answer/post. Question: I applied for and received two coupons for the converters. It plainly states on the coupons that they expire on 07/11/2008. Today, July 9, we attempted to purchase [...]
My TV converter box coupons have expired, what can I do?
A recent email from a TVConversionhelp viewer asked: My TV converter box coupons expired on June 10, 2008 while I was on vacation and I didnt realize that they had expired what can I do? Hello, Unfortunately, it appears from this news article at Consumer Reports(http://blogs.consumerreports.org/electronics/2008/04/dtv-converter-c.html) that the government is unwilling to budge on [...]
