Digital TV
 

I'm sorry I am not going to explain this real well, but I know someone will know what I am talking about. I was in the Post Office and saw a sign about televisions and everyone needing to change something about their TV's before a certain date. It may have said digital or something. Anyway, what is needing to be changed? I remember something about money rebates for it a long time ago.

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All those who have TV's will be part of the new world order!:tease



Actually, it just means your Rabbit Ears or Antennas won't work for a digital signal!

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TV is moving from analog signal to digital. A TV must now have a digital receiver or be hooked to cable or satellite to work. As Ron stated antenna and rabbit ears will no longer work for TV

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BUt what does that mean? What is it about?

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do digital receivers still use an antenna?

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Wrong. Rabbit ears will, after Feb 09, recieve only a digital signal. that signal will have to be runt hru a converter box.

40 dollar rebate cards have been available to reduce the cost of this conversion to 10 to 40 bucks.

The didgital signal is allready being broadcast. After Feb 09 the old analog signal will no longer be broadcast.

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yup..they also can use cable

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The old analog channels are going to be avilable to emergency frequency's like Bambulances and Fire fighters.

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The FCC/Government wants the lower level band widths for their own use and so they are taking them over. These band widths have been used by Television broadcast for years and can be picked up by areal antennas and rabbit ears.

The FCC gave all tv stations a mandate to vacate these channels/bands by Feb 2009 thus forcing them to move up to the higher "digital" band widths. These higher bands require either a digital converter--which an areal antenna or rabbit ears plugs into--or for the person wanting tv to subscribe to digital TV service.

If you already have cable tv--nothing changes you are already on digital channels. If not, you need to either get cable or buy one of those converter boxes (at Best buy or where-ever) to plug your rabbit ears and tv into..

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yes...the antenna is used to pick up the digital signal just like the analog signal...if you have cable you don't need the converter box or an antenna...