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GE 22730 digital converter box: The FCC has pushed back the DTV transition several times already, but it looks as if it will shut off over-the-air analog TV signals 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, casing, digital television, General Electric Co., GE 22730; Product reviews 2008-04-07
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
Insignia NS-DXA1: Editors' note: We found the Insignia NS-DXA1 and the Zenith DTT900 have virtually identical design, features, and performance; therefore, their reviews are the same.The FCC has pushed back the DTV transition several times already, but it looks as if it will shut off over-the-air analog TV signals on...; Tags: TVs, TV & Home Theater, Insignia NS-DXA1, digital television; Product reviews 2008-04-03
Zenith DTT900: Editors' note: We found the Zenith DTT900 and the Insignia NS-DXA1 have virtually identical design, features, and performance; therefore, their reviews are the same.The FCC has pushed back the DTV transition several times already, but it looks as if it will shut off over-the-air analog TV signals on...; Tags: TVs, TV & Home Theater, Zenith DTT900, digital television; Product reviews 2008-03-31
Local market prepared for digital TV transition: New York is the local television market most ready for digital TV transition, with just 3.5% unready television sets. Portland, OR is the least prepared local market, with 22.4% of all households using only analog sets and over-the-air television Market % of Over the Air Only...; Tags: Network Computer, Digital Television, Computer Associates International Inc., TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Thin Clients, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Hardware, NB; Blog posts 2008-03-25

149.5 mln digital TV subscribers in Western Europe and US in 2007: There were around 149.5 mln households subscribing to a digital television service in Western Europe and the US in 2007: digital cable services accounted for a 32% share, satellite’s share was 43%, digital terrestrial television DTT accounted for 22% and IPTV around 3%, according to Datamonitor. by NB; Tags: Western Europe, Digital Television, TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, NB; Blog posts 2008-03-05
Demographic profile of households unready for digital TV conversion: Share of the households Not ready at all Only a few sets unready White 8.8 15.2 Black 12.4 19.5 Asian 11.7 18.8 Hispanic 17.3 26.2 Under age 35 12.3 17.3 Age 35-54 9.6 16.7 ...; Tags: Digital Television, Household, TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, NB; Blog posts 2008-02-29
193.5 mln digital TV users in Western Europe and the US in 2010: By 2010, some 193.5 mln households in the US and Western Europe will be connected to a digital television service, the report forecast: In terms of absolute growth, the two largest gainers will be DTT and digital cable growing by an estimated 13.3 million and 14.5 million households, respectively. In...; Tags: Western Europe, Digital Television, TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, NB; Blog posts 2008-02-18
Digital TV transition awareness up 80% since 2006: Consumer awareness of the transition to digital television DTV grew 80% since 2006, according to consumer electronics association CEA. by AM; Tags: Digital Television, TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, AM; Blog posts 2008-02-16
43% of US households would buy a digital TV converter box: Roughly 43% of over-the-air households indicated they would buy a converter box or purchase a digital TV between now and when the transition takes effect February 17, 2009, compared to 12% who would sign up for a cable or satellite service, the survey found, according to APTS. 25% of Americans...; Tags: Transition, Digital Television, TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Government, Network Technology, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Networking, NB; Blog posts 2008-02-04
FAQ: What the digital TV switch actually means: FAQ: What the digital TV switch actually meansI'm a minority...People often gasp when I mention that I'm using rabbit ears for TV. Since it seems to be such a stretch of the imagination, I guess it's a pretty uncommon thing. I used to have satellite service, but...; Tags: TVs, TV & Home Theater, Network technology, FCC, TV, cable, digital television, tuner; Discussion threads 2008-01-30
Study: Digital TV switch won't sway cable holdouts: Study: Digital TV switch won't sway cable holdoutsDarn, hoping to get some cheaply sold TVs on eBayas the major retailer chains make some believe that the old tvs, the non-digitals, will be useless paper weights and door stops.Contrary to popular belief, not everone......finds television compelling enough to actually pay money...; Tags: TVs, TV & Home Theater, TV, cable holdout, digital television, cable; Discussion threads 2008-01-18
Broadcasters get leeway on digital TV switch: Broadcasters get leeway on digital TV switchHi Voska, Sorry! I was joking...... that was my take on our local conspiracy theorist's typical rant that everything is a government plot out to empty his wallet. I guess I might have done it a bit too well...Personally we have a nice...; Tags: TVs, TV & Home Theater, switchover, TV, digital television, broadcaster, leeway, cable; Discussion threads 2008-01-02
48% of US households aware of digital TV transition: 48% of US households are aware of the digital TV transition, compared to just 29% from a survey taken in July 2005. Groups most familiar with the transition are subscribers to broadband services (45%), digital cable service (40%), and basic cable service (39%). 17% of survey respondents, representing more than...; Tags: Digital Television, Cable, TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, site admin; Blog posts 2007-12-30
Puzzling why broadband users are more aware of DTV changes than other groups: As you can read in this grab from online marketing news and research site eMarketer's analysis of the demographics of households aware of the nation's transition to digital tv, broadband Internet customers seem to be more aware of what's going down than even digital cable subscribers...; Tags: Broadband, Digital Television, Cable, Internet, Broadband Internet, Network Technology, Telecommunications, Networking, Russell Shaw; Blog posts 2007-12-29
More than 50% of US households have digital TVs: More than 50% of US households now own a digital television DTV, according to Consumer Electronics Association. 2008 will continue to demonstrate the growth and success of DTV, with nearly 32 mln units forecasted to ship. Consumers are particularly keen to add HDTV to their homes, with high definition expected...; Tags: Digital Television, TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, site admin; Blog posts 2007-12-28
FAQ: What does the digital-TV switch actually mean?: FAQ: What does the digital-TV switch actually mean?"the word of Bush administration officials"BWAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!Oh, that was a good one. Anyway...Digital cable has been a step backwards with its typical audio/picture sync issues (at least with Time Warner Cable it's been typical). I'm hoping the broadcasters fair better with their...; Tags: TVs, TV & Home Theater, Network technology, TV, DVD, digital television, cable, satellite; Discussion threads 2007-09-26
Photos: Converting from analog to digital TV: February 17, 2009, is the day when analog broadcasts shut down, and government agencies are planning ahead for the transition. by CNET News.com; Tags: TV, Digital Television, Photograph, TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, CNET News.com; Image galleries 2007-09-26
Microsoft to dispute FCC on vacant TV airwaves: Microsoft to dispute FCC on vacant TV airwavesEven MS may not have enough...money to pull this off. Only telephone companies get what they want from the FCC. Microsoft needs to get AT&T to ask the FCC. Then everything will be OK.Huzzah to Microsoft ; Free Universal...; Tags: TVs, TV & Home Theater, Federal government, digital television, TV, Microsoft Corp., FCC, broadcast-TV; Discussion threads 2007-08-13
Lawmakers fret over digital TV transition: Lawmakers fret over digital TV transitionTrain Wreck ???Thats stupid! people aren't going to die if they can't watch tv. This change doesn't effect cable subscribers anyway.Rise AARP; Save the dot commonsMaria Cantwell is the former Real networks executive now senator. She is likely well aware of the real issue with...; Tags: TVs, TV & Home Theater, Wi-Fi, WIRELESS, Maria Cantwell, Patriots, TV, digital TV transition, MHz Spectrum, digital television, AARP, universal access, spectrum, commons, democracy, WiMAX, Web 2.0; Discussion threads 2007-07-27