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Digital TV conversion figures: 5 percent switch to cable, 8 percent buy new HDTV

As the transition to a 100-percent digital TV landscape officially comes at the end of the week, market research firm Knowledge Networks has crunched some numbers to find out that about a quarter of TV households were impacted by the switch. Despite what seems like the near-ubiquity...

Tags: HDTV, Digital Television, Cable, Converter Box, TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Sean Portnoy

Blog posts 2009-06-07

Analog TV signals are starting to dim. Have you been affected?

Even though the federal deadline for TV stations to switch completely to digital broadcasting has been pushed back to June, some stations have already made the move—a full 25 percent, according to the Associated Press. While most major cities haven't been impacted yet, residents of San Diego and smaller cities...

Tags: Converter Box, TVs, Network Technology, Tv & Home Theater, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Networking, Sean Portnoy

Blog posts 2009-02-18

Winegard RCDT09A

Earlier in the spring we published a blog entry titled, "Don't buy a portable TV this year" highlighting the fact that the vast majority of portable TVs use analog tuners that won't pull in TV signals after the analog-to-digital TV transition February 17, 2009. At the time, our advice was...

Tags: TVs, TV & Home Theater, Engineering, Winegard RCDT09A, digital television, converter box, battery, DTV converter box, TV, portable TV, battery pack

Product reviews 2008-09-30

Apex DT250

The analog-to-digital transition is coming February 17, which means owners of analog TVs will need to pony up for a DTV converter box if they want to continue getting their free over-the-air TV. Luckily, the box shouldn't cost too much, as anyone affected can apply for a $40 DTV converter...

Tags: TVs, TV & Home Theater, power button, Apex DT250, Apex, digital television, converter box, TV

Product reviews 2008-09-11

Alabama's Broadband Tide

Alabama's Broadband TideDigital converter boxI got the Radio Shack digital TV converter box.Connect the antenna wires,TV to channel 3,run the update channel scan,and it works.It gets the city's local channels and some cable like stuff,if there's more than one ch4 it numbers them.The TV remote power switch has a type...

Tags: TVs, TV & Home Theater, Network technology, Broadband Tide, converter box, digital television, TV, broadband, cable

Discussion threads 2008-06-18

Dish Network DTVPal

The FCC has pushed back the DTV transition several times already, but it looks as if over-the-air analog TV signals will actually end on February 19, 2009. That means owners of analog TV will need to pony up for a DTV converter box if they want to continue getting their...

Tags: TV & Home Theater, TVs, DTVPal, Dish Network DTVPal, digital television, Dish Network, EchoStar TR-40, converter box, DTV converter box

Product reviews 2008-06-12

RCA DTA800

The DTV transition has been pushed back several times already, but it looks as of over-the-air analog TV signals will officially be turned off on February 19, 2009. That means owners of analog TV will need to pony up for a DTV converter box if they want to continue getting...

Tags: TVs, TV & Home Theater, DTV Transition, casing, RCA DTA800, digital television, TV, DTV converter box, converter box

Product reviews 2008-04-03

FCC sets cable requirement for digital switchover

FCC sets cable requirement for digital switchoverGov TV mandateThis seems sureal. Doesn't the government have better things to worry about besides the quality of Inside Edition broadcasts?RE: FCC sets cable requirement for digital switchoverMaybe they should also think about all of the people on disablity that don't have funds...

Tags: TVs, TV & Home Theater, HDTV, TV, switchover, cable, digital switchover, cable requirement, converter box, FCC

Discussion threads 2007-09-12

Additional Resources

CenoPDF 3.1.42 (Windows)

CenoPDF is a Microsoft Office add-in that helps users edit, save, convert, and create fillable PDF form files with text box, check box, button, annotations, actions, and javasript directly in Microsoft Word and Microsoft Publisher. It can batch create forms from a database or an Excel spreadsheet. It is a...

Tags: Adobe PDF, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., CenoPDF, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software

Software downloads 2009-10-26

Samsung Blue Earth

Photo gallery:Samsung Blue EarthAs it does with most trends, Samsung is pursuing eco-friendly cell phones with vigor. It already gave us the Samsung Reclaim, and now we finally have a chance to review the Samsung Blue Earth. Forgive us if we're a bit excited, but Samsung has been holding this...

Tags: Keyboards, Cellular phones, Blue Earth, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.

Product reviews 2009-10-23

Nokia 7705 Twist (Verizon Wireless)

We can safely say that we've never seen a phone like the Nokia 7705 Twist. Sure, we've reviewed square handsets before, and swivel models were in style a few years back; however, we've never had the two design aesthetics combined onto one device. We're not quite sure if it works--it's...

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, Verizon Wireless, Nokia Corp., phone, display

Product reviews 2009-09-16

Nokia 7610 Supernova

Photo gallery:Nokia 7610 SupernovaThe Nokia 7610 Supernova gave us deja vu when it first arrived in our offices, and it wasn't due to its common slider design. Instead, we remembered that we had reviewed a Nokia handset with that same model number almost five years ago. We thought perhaps the...

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, slider mechanism, Supernova, Nokia Corp., slider design

Product reviews 2009-09-02

Verizon Wireless Escapade

If you wanted to use a cell phone in the U.S. and abroad, we would usually recommend you get a quad-band GSM handset if you were an AT&T or a T-Mobile customer, or a dual-mode CDMA/GSM phone if you were a Verizon Wireless or a Sprint customer. So far, the...

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, Cellular phones, Escapade, Verizon Wireless Escapade, Verizon Wireless, phone, display, dual-mode CDMA GSM phone, GSM

Product reviews 2009-09-02

Sonim XP3 Quest (unlocked)

Photo gallery:Sonim XP3 QuestThe Sonim XP3 Quest is the update to the Sonim XP1 that we reviewed last year. If you thought the XP1 was strong--and believe us when we say that it was--the XP3 goes a step further by being completely waterproof like the G'zOne handsets. If that isn't...

Tags: Cellular phones, display, keypad button, battery cover, Sonim XP3 Quest, XP3, Sonim XP1

Product reviews 2009-08-31

Thwarted by technology

I have a devicethat is still using a serial connection! I finally found a quality serial to USB converter... but I am waiting for it to get here before I pass verdict on it's reliability.Still have two applications that are Windows only... makes it difficult since I have to maintain...

Tags: Consumer electronics, Media players, Microsoft Windows, DVD, DVD player

Discussion threads 2009-08-11

Logitech Harmony 900

When we reviewed the Harmony One last year, we gave it an enthusiastic Editors' Choice and lamented only the fact that there was no RF option for people who had components hidden in cabinets or in closets. Well, over a year later, Logitech has given us what we asked...

Tags: Viruses and worms, SECURITY, Blaster worm, cabinet, Logitech

Product reviews 2009-08-11

Pharos Traveler GPS 127

The smartphone space has become really competitive, especially in the past year, and it's packed with wide variety of great devices. However, as far as GPS-enabled smartphones go, Pharos is trying to outdo the competition by including navigation software on the handset, so you're not required to sign up for...

Tags: Keyboards, Smart phones, Handhelds, Cellular phones, Monitors & displays, GPS, Pharos, smart phone, Pharos Traveler 127, Traveler 127

Product reviews 2009-08-04

Should RadioShack change its name to The Shack?

Should RadioShack change its name to The Shack?I would rename it toRadio ShackRE: Should RadioShack change its name to The Shack?Radio Shack started out in Boston with just 7 stores. They catered to radio amateur operators who bought equipment for their "Ham Shack".This is where the company got it's...

Tags: Advertising & Promotion, Shack, RadioShack Corp., Radio Shack

Discussion threads 2009-08-03

Older MacBooks soon to handle Mini DisplayPort displays

Atlona on Thursday announced its AT-DP200, a converter box that will let owners of older MacBooks with DVI or mini-DVI ports connect to the new Apple 24" display, which uses a Mini DisplayPort. The device will ship in early Sept., the company said. by David Morgenstern

Tags: Apple MacBook, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, David Morgenstern

Blog posts 2009-07-30

Garmin Nuvi 255W

Editors' note: The following review is of the Garmin Nuvi 205W. The 255W is identical to the 205W in nearly every way, except that the 255W features a text-to-speech function that reads street and POI names aloud and is preloaded with full map data instead of regional data. As a...

Tags: GPS, cradle, Garmin Nuvi 205W, Garmin Ltd., Nuvi 205W, Garmin Nuvi

Product reviews 2009-07-20