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IEEE Spectrum
October 2008
Tekla S. Perry |
Digital Dilemma Converting to digital television is supposed to be simple, but it's not.   |
Home Theater
March 2003
Peter H. Putman |
Got HDTV? Home Theater's guide to using indoor and outdoor antennas to pick up digital TV broadcasts |
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. |
IEEE Spectrum
February 2009
Schneider & Ross |
Antennas for the New Airwaves This month's planned shutdown of analog broadcast TV in the United States will bring antenna technology back into the spotlight. |
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. |
Home Theater
September 2001
Mike Wood |
Home Theater Boot Camp: Receiving HDTV A three-step guide to receiving HDTV signals... |
Home Theater
June 18, 2009 |
DTV Weak? Try Double Rescan Has your television reception survived the DTV transition not quite fully intact? Here are a few tips from the Federal Communications Commission, including one we haven't heard before. |
Popular Mechanics
May 2009
Glenn Derene |
How to Ditch Your Cable Provider Without Giving Up on TV Times are tough, money is tight, and Americans are starting to take a long, hard look at their monthly bills. |
Home Theater
June 5, 2009
Mark Fleischmann |
DTV Transition One Week Away On June 12, 2009, more than half of the nation's television broadcasters will make the final switch to digital signals, shutting off analog forever. |
Home Toys
June 2004 |
The Truth About True HDTV: How Do You Know You're Truly Getting It? In order to maximize your HDTV viewing experience, an off-air antenna is an essential component, whether you choose to receive all of your HDTV signals exclusively via antenna, or use one to enhance your existing cable or satellite installation. |
PC Magazine
September 21, 2004
Peter Suciu |
Hi-Def for All Apartment dwellers and others who can't use cable and satellite to get a high definition signal, take heart. The Terk HDTVi indoor antenna connects easily to set-top boxes, tuners, and HDTV sets. |
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. |
Home Theater
February 14, 2008 |
DTV Coverage May Lose Viewers As many as six million viewers may lose reception of some channels, according to a study. |
AskMen.com
January 14, 2003
Peter Richmond |
HDTV: Coming Soon To Your Living Room Governments around the world are forcing broadcasters to convert to both digital and high-definition pictures simultaneously. Broadcasters will have to squeeze more picture detail into the same bandwidth they were using for analog television. |
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? |
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 |
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. |
IEEE Spectrum
December 2005
Jen Lin-Liu |
Digital TV Trial Brews in China The central government's ambition is to have all of eastern China viewing digital television by 2008 and the rest of the country by 2015. With Qingdao going completely digital in some areas, the Chinese government is calling the Qingdao model a success that should be copied in other cities. |
Home Theater
July 2003
Rebecca Day |
Baby Steps to HDTV The process may be painful, but the result is a bundle of joy. |
Home Theater
July 2004
Adrienne Maxwell |
LG LST-3410A HDTV Tuner/DVR It's easy to set up, easy to use, and easy to get used to. This box pulls in your HDTV, records your HDTV, and lets you archive your HDTV. |
Home Toys
February 2004
Stuart Lindsay |
Installing Residential Modulators In Homes With Digital Cable Television Most residential modulators have output ranges on the CATV band from Channels 65-135. Since the output of the modulator and the digital cable signals are on the same frequency, they cannot be combined onto the same coaxial cable without interfering with each other. |
Home Toys
June 2006 |
PC Add-In Cards Break the Cost Barrier For HDTV Enjoyment In no time at all, you can add HDTV capabilities to any computer and begin enjoying high definition shows -- in your family room, den, bedroom, dorm room -- or anyplace you have a PC installed. |
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. |
Macworld
June 14, 2006
Anton Linecker |
TVMini HD The Miglia TVMini HD portable PVR device lets you capture, record, edit and archive digital TV and HDTV via ATSC and Clear QAM cable. |
BusinessWeek
January 23, 2006
Stephen H. Wildstrom |
Analog TV: Fade To Black On Feb. 17, 2009 Congress will decree that broadcasters must end analog transmissions on that date and switch to the digital technology they have been phasing in for several years. If you are planning to buy a television, make sure it's digital-ready. |
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. |
Popular Mechanics
July 2008
Joel Johnson |
How to Get the Best HDTV When Satellite Carriers Degrade Quality Over-the-air HD signals tend to be of very high quality -- and they are free. All you need to receive them is an HDTV and an antenna. |
Popular Mechanics
January 23, 2009
Pete Putman |
TV's Analog Push-Back: Delaying the Switch to Digital Television Delayed already for more than two years already, problems are popping up that may push the digital television transition date back even further. |
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. |
| 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. |
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
September 14, 2007 |
FCC Adopts Cable Transition Rules This week the Federal Communications Commission finally decided on "must carry" rules. All channels on your local airwaves must be available to all cable subscribers, whether their TVs are digital or analog. |
IEEE Spectrum
October 2010
Mitchell Lazarus |
The Great Radio Spectrum Famine Mobile broadband is consuming the available radio spectrum. Serving up more won't be easy |
Popular Mechanics
July 25, 2008
Glenn Derene |
The Real Story of HDTV Standards--There Aren't Any: Buzzword When you turn on a high-definition broadcast, you assume that your TV will come to life with the crispest, sharpest picture imaginable. But the fact is, hi-def doesn't always mean high quality. |
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. |
InternetNews
January 23, 2007
Roy Mark |
DTV Bill Pushes Educational Outreach New legislation would mandate consumer programs by broadcasters, retailers and the FCC. |
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 Toys
February 2006
Gregg Cannon |
Can Media Centers do HDTV? One of the most common questions we receive and one of the most confusing one to explain is whether or not Media Centers can "do" HDTV. The answer is yes and no. Let's take a closer look. |
PC Magazine
March 19, 2009
John Brandon |
Falling Off the Digital Cliff Even with a converter box, some will be left out in the cold after the DTV switchover. |
CIO
November 15, 2005
Grant Gross |
Help for Emergency Responders The push for digital TV would hasten better communications. |
IEEE Spectrum
December 2012
Lynn Claudy |
TV's Future: The Broadcast Empire Strikes Back New digital technologies could put over-the-air TV back in vogue in the United States and around the world. |
Home Theater
June 16, 2009
Mark Fleischmann |
FCC Gets 900,000 DTV Panic Calls The Federal Communications Commission has fielded more than 900,000 calls since analog television broadcasting was shut down on Friday June 12. |
| AskMen.com |
No More TV For Millions More than 2 million households are in danger of seeing their major broadcast TV channels disappear into a fuzz of static when analog service ends Friday, according to surveys. |
Popular Mechanics
February 2006
Anthony Verducci |
Watch HDTV On Your PC If you bought a PC with a flat screen in the past few years, chances are you have HDTV-quality resolution. So why why not watch hi-def TV on your computer? Here's how. |
InternetNews
April 29, 2004
Roy Mark |
Wireless Broadband Said To Use Wrong Spectrum Former FCC chairman says costs can be lowered by 50 percent in spectrum space being vacated by UHF television stations. |
Entrepreneur
April 2007
Mike Hogan |
Test Tubes Wanna see what TV on your PC looks like? Now you can -- by plugging one of the new USB stick receivers into your PC. |
Home Toys
February 2006
Bob Hetherington |
CannonPC LX Series Media Center PC There are connections for almost everything you can dream up on this unit and you need to have some knowledge of PC's to get the most out of this equipment. Be prepared for some setup challenges. |
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. |
IEEE Spectrum
May 2009
Raj Karamchedu |
Does China Have the Best Digital Television Standard on the Planet? China's new digital television broadcasts deliver a high-definition picture to the living room -- and the reception won't break up on moving trains and buses, either. |
Reason
March 2005
Glenn Garvin |
Who Killed Captain Video? The Forgotten Network: DuMont and the Birth of American Television, by David Weinstein is an absorbing account of the creator of America's first television network Allen Du Mont's rise and fall. |
