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What it's all about
Starting Feb. 17, 2009, U.S. TV stations will discontinue use of analog signals and will broadcast only digital signals. While the transition has some advantages, the bottom line is that many of us will have to pay money to keep perfectly good TV's working.
Read on.


For more information
The latest DTV news
Guide to DTV converter boxes
Ratings of DTV converter boxes
Consumers aren't ready for DTV?
Concerns raised about DTV coupons
Issues with Dish's DTV converter box
A $40 DTV converter box
Beware DTV converter box scam
Are an antenna and a box all you need?
How to survive the switch to digital TV
Ways to upgrade to digital reception
Choose whether you...
...just want a simple converter box
...are interested in cable/satellite
...are interested in recording video digitally
...are thinking about a new TV


Other Web-based resources
HearUsNow.org: Transition to Digital TV
The FCC's DTV Website
NTIA coupons for converter boxes


Talk to us
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