A meeting on Capitol Hill today will address the most pressing issues for DTV preparedness and the transition to digital television. Federal Communications Commission and Commerce Department officials will be among the government personnel participating in the hearing by testifying about the current state of the transition. Other topics of discussion may include a recently [...]
Archive for September, 2008
Recent DTV Forum Questions: My TV isn’t on the DTV List – My Coupon was Declined – Converter Box Returns
Here are some recent questions and answers from our DTV Forum, My TV was built in 1992 and is not is not on the list I recieved w/ my coupon. I tried to look it up on the web I ended up w/ things that had nothing to do with it. I use rabbit ears [...]
Converter Box Help: I’m having problems connecting the box to my TV?
A recent question was emailed to us about connecting a converter box: I purchased the Insignia conversion box at Best Buy and followed the directions to connect but it doesn’t work. I got no signal. I tried calling Best Buy but they don’t answer their phone. The back of my TV has three connectors — [...]
Are Television Broadcast Stations Ready for DTV?
Less than 57 percent of all full-power television broadcat stations are currently ready for the digital transition, says a recently released FCC report. This is a scary figure considering that the analog broadcast signal cut off date of February 17th, 2009 is less than six months away. The report also mentions that about 41 percent of broadcast [...]
What’s the Difference Between DTV and HDTV?
Do you know the difference between DTV and HDTV? Did you know that, when you purchase a digital converter box for your analog television, this will not upgrade your TV to HDTV. It’ll only upgrade your analog television to view the DTV (also known as EDTV) format. You may want to read our article about the difference between DTV [...]
