I just read an article in the National Educator's Association's
members magazine - I beleive from December, in their Consumer Q & A
section. Almost a whole page devoted to TRANSITION TO DIGITAL
BROADCASTING (mostly in regards to television). Most of their
information looks accurate to me - though I'm not that up on digital
transition yet. The article is credited to the US DEPARTMENT OF
COMMERCE. So, it was probably a PSA. What I found so interesting was
that one of the most powerful unions in the country chose to include
digital broadcasting transition in their publication. I wondered if
there isn't some hidden agenda??

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wrote:
I just read an article in the National Educator's Association's
members magazine - I beleive from December, in their Consumer Q & A
section. Almost a whole page devoted to TRANSITION TO DIGITAL
BROADCASTING (mostly in regards to television). Most of their
information looks accurate to me - though I'm not that up on digital
transition yet. The article is credited to the US DEPARTMENT OF
COMMERCE. So, it was probably a PSA. What I found so interesting was
that one of the most powerful unions in the country chose to include
digital broadcasting transition in their publication. I wondered if
there isn't some hidden agenda??

Maybe, that most of the (US) population doesn't have a clue
and the government is a bit worried about it?

My Brother-in-law said that his co-workers argued with him that the
only way you could get digital TV was over cable or from satellite.
If they use over the air TV now, boy, are they going to be surprised
a year or so from now.

Mark Zenier
Googleproofaddress(account:mzenier provider:eskimo domain:com)

On Jan 15, 7:36*pm, "Brenda Ann" wrote:
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...

- I'm still fairly confused myself as to what all will have to be done
- to upgrade my televisions. *I suppose there will be an added
*expense
- to purchase the converter boxes. *I think there are so many free
ones
- but then that's it, right?? *Or is it so many per household.??
-
- You will need to purchase converter boxes. *These will most likely
not
- deliver as good a picture as you are used to seeing on your analog
set
- (pixelization, etc). I know our satellite TV has this problem.
-
- The boxes will not be free. Current estimates are about $70 each,
- and the government will give out vouchers, if requested, good for
- $40 toward the purchase of up to two converter boxes per household.
-

BAD,

WalMart now has DVD Players with built-in Digital Tuners for under
$200.

The built-in HDTV "Digital" {ATSC} Tuner can be used as the
Over-the-Air "Set Top" Box.


Top 5 External "ATSC" Digital HDTV Set-Top Receivers {Tuners}
http://tv.about.com/od/accesspries/t...SCreceiver.htm

ATSC {HDTV} Tuner for the USA
-Note- ATSC = Advanced Television Systems Committee
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ATSC_tuner
* The ATSC {HDTV} Standard-Specification
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ATSC_Standards
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advance...tems_Committee
ATSC .Org - http://www.atsc.org/

High-Definition Television (HDTV)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-definition_television

Digital "HD" Television in United States of America
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital...tes_of_America

ABOUT - Digital Terrestrial Television (DTTV or DTT)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital...ial_television

What About - "HDTV" in Canada - Digital Television in Canada
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital...sion_in_Canada
Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC)

World Wide "Digital Television" (DT) Deployments by Country
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Templat...on_deployments

The HDTV [PC] Tuner Information Site
http://www.hdtvtunerinfo.com/
Put a HDTV in your Personal Computer


as always more than you wanted to know ~ RHF {pomkia}

wrote:

I'm still fairly confused myself as to what all will have to be done
to upgrade my televisions. I suppose there will be an added expense
to purchase the converter boxes. I think there are so many free ones
but then that's it, right?? Or is it so many per household.??

a) A maximum of two per household.

b) The 'coupons' are good for $40.00 towards "approved" converters
(which supposedly will be in the $40-70 range).

c) Even though called a 'coupon', they physically look like credit cards.

d) They expire 90 days from the date the government puts them in the
mail to you.

e) "Coupons", even though you can order them now, won't be sent out
until mid- or the end of February, as they say the 'approved' converters
won't be available until then.

Any other questions?

Telamon wrote:
In article ,
"Brenda Ann" wrote:

wrote in message
...

I'm still fairly confused myself as to what all will have to be done
to upgrade my televisions. I suppose there will be an added expense
to purchase the converter boxes. I think there are so many free ones
but then that's it, right?? Or is it so many per household.??

You will need to purchase converter boxes. These will most likely not
deliver as good a picture as you are used to seeing on your analog set
(pixelization, etc). I know our satellite TV has this problem.

The boxes will not be free. Current estimates are about $70 each, and the
government will give out vouchers, if requested, good for $40 toward the
purchase of up to two converter boxes per household.

I'm just glad I don't own a TV.


That explains a lot.

You can buy an HDTV converter box now from EchoStar.$40.00
www.tvpredictions.com
cuhulin

Telamon wrote:

I'm just glad I don't own a TV.

That explains a lot.

And just what does that explain?


Your decidedly awkward social skills.

On Jan 16, 6:21*am, Billy Burpelson wrote:
wrote:
I'm still fairly confused myself as to what all will have to be done
to upgrade my televisions. *I suppose there will be an added *expense
to purchase the converter boxes. *I think there are so many free ones
but then that's it, right?? *Or is it so many per household.??

a) A maximum of two per household.

b) The 'coupons' are good for $40.00 towards "approved" converters
(which supposedly will be in the $40-70 range).

c) Even though called a 'coupon', they physically look like credit cards.

d) They expire 90 days from the date the government puts them in the
mail to you.

e) "Coupons", even though you can order them now, won't be sent out
until mid- or the end of February, as they say the 'approved' converters
won't be available until then.

Any other questions?

That's very precise. I think I got it now. I'll be watching for
those coupons. Just one question. Who do we order the coupons from?
I know I'm seem illiterate. But I don't watch that much TV so I
haven't really paid a lot of attention to the whole conversion plan.

wrote:
On Jan 16, 6:21 am, Billy Burpelson wrote:
wrote:
I'm still fairly confused myself as to what all will have to be done
to upgrade my televisions. I suppose there will be an added expense
to purchase the converter boxes. I think there are so many free ones
but then that's it, right?? Or is it so many per household.??
a) A maximum of two per household.

b) The 'coupons' are good for $40.00 towards "approved" converters
(which supposedly will be in the $40-70 range).

c) Even though called a 'coupon', they physically look like credit cards.

d) They expire 90 days from the date the government puts them in the
mail to you.

e) "Coupons", even though you can order them now, won't be sent out
until mid- or the end of February, as they say the 'approved' converters
won't be available until then.

Any other questions?

That's very precise. I think I got it now. I'll be watching for
those coupons. Just one question. Who do we order the coupons from?
I know I'm seem illiterate. But I don't watch that much TV so I
haven't really paid a lot of attention to the whole conversion plan.

Sorry, I should have posted the ordering info originally...and yes, I
agree -- there's not a lot worth watching on TV other than some PBS
documentaries. :-(

Here is the site:

https://www.dtv2009.gov/ on the web or call 1-888-DTV-2009.

You may want to order soon, because there are 'only' about 22 million
(!) coupons being offered, and when they're gone, they're gone.

In article ,
David wrote:

Telamon wrote:

I'm just glad I don't own a TV.

That explains a lot.

And just what does that explain?


Your decidedly awkward social skills.

Actually that explains a lot about you. You must have gotten your set of
social skills from a sitcom.

--
Telamon
Ventura, California