Wednesday, January 02, 2008

Are you ready for the DTV changeover?

We have discussed it before here, but in informal chats with friends I am finding that most are not aware that 2008 is the last year for over-the-air analog TV. It has been coming for over a decade, but Congress appears to finally be serious about reclaiming the vast analog TV spectrum for emergency responders, and forcing TV companies to take up a smaller spectrum for digital over-the-air (HD) broadcasts. If you have an existing non-HD television, and still get your TV from an antenna, now is the time to start thinking about your backup plan. (If you have an HDTV, look for an ATSC tuner. If you have cable TV, don't worry about it as cable is not affected by this legislation.) The simplest and most effective is to order a converter box for your TV which will switchover digital channels into analog ones. If that is the way you want to go, < the government is offering subsidies to anyone making the switch. Click on over and take a look. Now is the time to sign up, to give yourself maximum time to adjust.

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