Well analog TV is going to be around for a log time.
I think it is by the end of 2007 that all TVs MUST have a ATSC tunner. My guess is that they will still have NTSC tuners also, at least for a few years.
The FCC keeps changing the cut off for the broadcasting.
Any way, change over will not affect how Satellite and Cable send the signal and provide it to the end user.
Now what happens 10~15 years from now when TVs no longer have NTSC tunners?????? You may have to put a cable box by every TV. But thats 10 years from now, enjoy today. John
I have three tv's in my home, one in the LR with a cable box, and two in BR's with the cable going directly to the television tuners. When the FCC turns off analog, I believe that the tv in the LR will be unaffected because of the digital cable box, and the BR tv's will be useless unless I add cable boxes to them as well. Since I do not want a cable box in the BR's, my question is this...if I purchase replacement tv's with built-in ATSC digital tuners, will I still be able to connect those tv's directly to the cable the way I do now?

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