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Popular Mechanics
October 2008
Rob Sabin |
Everything You Need to Know About the Digital TV Transition In reality, the digital TV transition isn't all that complicated. For most people, it is a nonissue, and for everyone else, adjusting to the switch will require minimal effort and expense.   |
The Motley Fool
October 22, 2007
Morgan Housel |
Best Buy Gives Analog the Boot The retailer becomes the first to pull the plug on analog TVs. |
Home Theater
June 11, 2009 |
DTV Transition Deadline Is Tomorrow Tomorrow, June 12, 2009 is the final deadline for the transition from analog to digital television broadcasting. Here's the DTV transition thought of the day: Does it matter? |
| Knowledge@Wharton |
Television's Digital Dilemma If the struggle over digital television in the U.S. were made into a TV show, it would be a tale of intrigue, backstabbing and hidden motives. |
InternetNews
February 17, 2005
Roy Mark |
House Considers Subsidizing DTV Transition A new proposal aims to speed broadcasters' move to digital and open spectrum for advanced wireless services. |
Home Theater
October 18, 2007 |
Best Buy Banishes Obsolete TVs Best Buy stopped selling analog sets on October 1, 2007. No longer will confused low-end consumers take home obsolete TVs. A bright new DTV world is dawning. |
InternetNews
January 23, 2007
Roy Mark |
DTV Bill Pushes Educational Outreach New legislation would mandate consumer programs by broadcasters, retailers and the FCC. |
PC World
May 2004
Yardena Arar |
HDTV Answer Guide Ready for next-generation television? Before you take the high-definition high dive, read this guide to the services, the sets, and more. |
InternetNews
February 2, 2006
Roy Mark |
DTV Bill Heads to President's Desk Congress finally sent legislation Wednesday to President Bush that sets Feb. 17, 2009, as the end of analog broadcasting in the United States. After that, television sets must have digital tuners to receive an over-the-air signal. |
InternetNews
December 19, 2005
Roy Mark |
DTV Transition Date Set The House approves the DTV transition date and the Senate expected to agree today. |
Home Theater
August 27, 2007 |
Free Analog Cable Service Urged A coalition of small cable operators is urging Congress to let them provide free analog cable service following the switchover to digital television broadcasting. |
Reason
February 2006
Julian Sanchez |
Couch Potato Subsidies The Senate agreed in November to spend up to $3 billion retrofitting old television sets to guarantee that every man, woman, and child in the U.S. would be able to enjoy high-quality digital television. |
InternetNews
November 21, 2005
Roy Mark |
House Approves DTV Bill Television broadcasters have three years to clear analog spectrum for wireless broadband providers and first responders. |
Home Theater
June 24, 2009 |
Smaller DTVs May See Renewed Focus The outlook for DTVs includes a renewed focus on smaller sets and higher sales for sets with double or quadruple frame rates, which reduce image lag in LCD displays. |
Home Theater
May 20, 2009 |
FCC to Do 'Soft Test' of DTV Transition Analog TV broadcasts will be interrupted three times on May 21, 2009 with a message heralding the end of analog broadcasting, coming on June 12. |
InternetNews
February 11, 2009
Kenneth Corbin |
DTV Snags Loom Large Despite Delay FCC chairman warns of widespread confusion as many stations plan to shut off analog signals next week. |
Home Theater
May 22, 2007 |
Will Box Shortage Mar DTV Transition? TV station owners are worried that a lack of convertors may let analog sets fade to black after the transition to digital television. |
Home Theater
July 11, 2005
Darryl Wilkinson |
Money for Nothing (to Watch) How many analog TV viewers are there and should they get a DTV tuner subsidy when there's nothing to watch? |
Home Theater
February 4, 2009 |
It's Official: DTV Transition Botched The on-again, off-again effort to delay the DTV transition from February 17 to June 12 has overcome its biggest obstacle. |
PC Magazine
June 20, 2007
Jennifer L. DeLeo |
Gearlog: Ready Your TV For HD By February 17, 2009, all U.S. TV stations will be required to switch to digital broadcasts. |
Reason
April 2003
Mike Godwin |
Prisoners of Digital Television A misadventure in high-tech regulatory policy -- and a Harry Potter Fix. |
InternetNews
July 13, 2005
Roy Mark |
Broadcasters Agree to Hard Date DTV Transition After nine years of aggressive lobbying to slow the digital television transition, broadcasters are dropping their objections to a Jan. 1, 2009, deadline to end U.S. analog broadcasting. |
Home Theater
October 26, 2007 |
FCC Slaps Retailers on Analog TV Labeling The fines are for selling analog televisions without adequately warning consumers that these sets will become obsolete with the end of analog broadcasting on February 17, 2009. |
CIO
November 15, 2005
Grant Gross |
Help for Emergency Responders The push for digital TV would hasten better communications. |
Home Theater
June 17, 2010
Mark Fleischmann |
DTV Transition Is a Year Old Are you enjoying your free over-the-air HDTV? |
PC World
September 26, 2002
Michelle Madigan |
Digital TV Could Bring Unpleasant Surprises Consumers could face built-in copy controls, obsolete equipment, and new expenses when digital broadcast becomes standard. |
IEEE Spectrum
October 2005
Robert M. Rast |
The Dawn of Digital TV Analog television prepares to meet its doom, vacating valuable real estate in the radio spectrum -- and the band rush begins |
Popular Mechanics
October 2008
Glenn Derene |
7 Steps to Buying a New LCD TV on Your Budget Understanding the technology behind the panel is the place to begin your journey to TV enlightenment. |
PC Magazine
November 2, 2004 |
HD or Not HD High-definition TVs have become a hot consumer-electronics item, and some good-looking flat-panel HDTVs can now be had for less than $2,000. |
Home Theater
January 3, 2008
Mark Fleischman |
U.S. DTV Penetration Hits Milestone Digital television has passed its most significant milestone. |
Home Theater
October 18, 2004
Darryl Wilkinson |
Digital Cable High-Def Ready Recorders Record up to sixty hours of HD with Sony's new Digital Cable Ready recorders, the DHG-HDD250 and DHG-HDD500. |
Home Theater
April 7, 2008 |
Consumers Won't Trash Analog TVs A new study shows most of the obsolete TV sets will find loving new homes. |
PC World
May 2003
Anne Kandra |
Consumer Watch: Is It Time for a High-Definition TV? Your next monitor could double as a sophisticated entertainment device. |
InternetNews
December 21, 2005
Roy Mark |
DTV Bill Heads to President's Desk With President Bush's signature, over-the-air analog broadcasting will go dark in three years. |
InternetNews
June 9, 2005
Roy Mark |
FCC Tuning In DTV The Federal Communications Commission told TV makers today they must comply with a July 1 mandate to carry digital tuners in half of their most popular models. |
Popular Mechanics
May 5, 2008
Glenn Derene |
Digital Transition Looms, but Do Americans Have a Right to TV? A look at how much it costs to get everyone on board the digital bandwagon, and how the cost compares to what the government spends on other things. |
Home Theater
October 30, 2009
Mark Fleischmann |
Will FCC Revoke DTV Spectrum? Wireless broadband may take precedence over digital TV. |
Home Theater
October 2, 2009
Mark Fleischmann |
Consumers Buying More But Smaller TVs Sales of sets up to 37 inches outpacing larger ones by 3:2. |
InternetNews
September 16, 2008
Kenneth Corbin |
Are We Ready for DTV? After a DTV test launch in North Carolina, a House subcommittee questions the country's preparedness for February's nationwide transition. |
Home Theater
June 30, 2009 |
Broadcast DTV May Poach Cable Customers More than half of viewers say they may switch to over-the-air digital television from cable or satellite service. |
Home Theater
September 2001
Mike Wood |
Home Theater Boot Camp: Receiving HDTV A three-step guide to receiving HDTV signals... |
PC World
December 2005
Yardena Arar |
Ten HDTV Myths The world of high-definition television can be as confusing as it is alluring. If you're ready to make the leap, we have the facts you need. |
PC Magazine
March 1, 2009
Sascha Segan |
Don't Delay the DTV Transition We've waited long enough for the analog to digital television conversion. It's time to switch over. |
IEEE Spectrum
October 2008
Tekla S. Perry |
Digital Dilemma Converting to digital television is supposed to be simple, but it's not. |
InternetNews
March 12, 2007
Roy Mark |
Feds Tune In DTV Subsidy Plan All U.S. households will be eligible for two $40 coupons to help defray the cost of digital converter boxes that analog television sets will need to view over-the-air broadcasting after Feb. 17, 2009. |
Home Theater
June 20, 2005
Darryl Wilkinson |
Will Digital TV Save Lives? A new bill proposes an end to analog TV broadcasts and the beginning of enhanced public safety. |
InternetNews
October 14, 2005
Roy Mark |
Senate Panel Eyes Vote on Digital TV Switch Tech executives urge Congress to set a hard deadline for broadcasters to shift completely to digital signals of no later than 2009. The vacated analog signals would be given to first responders and auctioned. A vote on legislation could come Wednesday. |
Home Theater
March 19, 2009 |
FCC Tweaks DTV Transition Scenario The Federal Communications Commission is using what it learned in February to set down rules for the remainder of the stations that complete the transition in June. |
Home Toys
February 2006 |
HDTV Untangled HDTV Resolution... How to get HDTV... HDTV ready or not?... HDTV technology... |
Home Theater
September 11, 2008 |
Wilmington, NC Lives the DTV Future Now Folks in Wilmington, North Carolina are getting digital signals exclusively in a trial run for the overall U.S. DTV transition. |
