News tagged with tv converter

Digital TV is worth converter hassle

Converter boxes. Coupon shortages. Congressional squabbling. Mass confusion. Such hassles raise a fundamental question about the digital TV transition: What will consumers get in return? Quite a lot, actually.

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created Feb 04, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Some still having problems with digital TV conversion

It seemed so simple. Buy a government-subsidized converter box, plug it in, and sit back and enjoy the brave new world of digital television.

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created Jul 08, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Survey: Fewer than 2.2M households unready for DTV

(AP) -- A survey sponsored by broadcasters says nearly 2.2 million households that rely on antennas for their TV reception are unprepared for the shutdown of analog TV signals on Friday.

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created Jun 11, 2009 | popularity 2 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Friday is last day to apply for digital TV coupon

(AP) -- The government program that provides $40 coupons for digital TV converter boxes is winding down.

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created Jul 30, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Got an expired TV converter box coupon? Try again

(AP) -- People who got digital TV converter box coupons but let them expire can now apply for new ones.

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created Mar 24, 2009 | popularity 1.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Stations must warn if new TV signals lack reach

(AP) -- TV stations must alert viewers if their new digital signals don't reach areas covered by their soon-to-be-defunct analog broadcasts, the Federal Communications Commission has ruled.

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created Mar 16, 2009 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 1