A digital converter box can save users the trouble of spending big on a new HD television. How? Digital converter boxes are designed to enable digital signals on your analog TV set. Though most TVs at ...

The Association for Maximum Service Television Stations, Inc. (MSTV), joined by the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB), announced today that they intend to pursue development of a prototype ...

Ever wonder why digital TV converter boxes start at $40? That, of course, is the same amount the government is giving away to anyone who needs one or two of these converter boxes to watch TV after ...

As we can tell, not everyone is the type of person that gets ready for things ahead of time, there's always one guy waiting until the very end of the deadline to get things done and for once, it's not ...

There's a revolution coming in broadcast television, and for those not yet equipped to handle the change, solutions are standing by. The long-discussed Federal Communications Commission (FCC) mandate ...

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We may earn a commission from links on this page. Times of technological transition make interesting things. Because of the transitional nature of the things, they're usually not destined to be around ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. As if the digital TV transition weren’t perplexing enough, consumers now ...

NEW YORK -- Stores could soon run out of the federally subsidized boxes that let an older TV set receive new digital signals, the Consumer Electronics Association has warned. Manufacturers stopped ...

On Feb. 17, 2009, the great switch happens. At midnight on that day, years of planning, pushing and wrangling will come to fruition as every network and television station goes to HD. This also means ...

The impending end to TV as we know it is inevitable. The day when all television will be broadcast only in HDTV is coming. February 2009 is the supposed doomsday for non-HD television. You can survive ...