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Analog TV

by johnw54 Dec 22, 2005 12:16PM PST

How long before my 10 year old analog 27" becomes a paperweight; or is there a gadget to bring it in to the 21st century?

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THERE IS HOPE FOR YOU
by stewart norrie Dec 23, 2005 4:44AM PST

DONT UPGRADE TO HI-DEF because its so awsome you will spend all your hard earned money on a home theater system. that is what happened to me I bought a Sony 65" hi-def set 2 years ago and now Iam broke Ya I had to buy a 7.1 audio system. hi- end d.v.d. player I have a 30 ft. outside antenna and two dishes on my roof it looks like a police station. was it worth it O YA Iam in hi-def heaven but to answer your question You will have to buy a box that will receive digital over the air station and convert to signal to anolog good news you will pick up local station crystal clear with no ghost snow etc Also you can buy a tube hi-def wide screen t.v. for about $500 and injoy a picture thats eyepopping marry xmas stewart norrie cadillacstew@aol.com

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Specific dates. . .
by Coryphaeus Dec 23, 2005 5:02AM PST

About three months ago the date was 12-31-2008. I was reading yesterday that that date is now 2009.

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Febuary 2009 is the current deadline,,Don't hold your breath
by jcrobso Dec 23, 2005 5:08AM PST

But there is some good news!! You can get a set top converter box and keep watching your current TV.
Of course it will be 14 years old then. john

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Congress to the rescue...
by sjrosales Mar 30, 2006 3:36AM PST

Congress has actually appropriated $3 billion to supply people who want them with these converter boxes. This appropriation came with the bill that will hand the analog TV band over to first responders in '09. That means anyone (inlcuding you) can receive and watch HD broadcast on an old a-log TV. You won't even have to pay for the converter. Apparently TV is a universal right. Health care....eh, not so much.

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(NT) (NT) You have got to be kidding!!
by dennisond Mar 30, 2006 4:30AM PST
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