Tag: DIGITALSWITCHOVER

That aging, tube-style TV or monitor in the basement is like a personal Superfund site. It's filled with poisonous lead, cadmium and mercury, yet only 10 percent of CRT TVs and monitors are recycled every year. In many states, recycling these devices is now mandatory, anyway, so check Earth911.org to find recycling locations near you. ...

Well, Congress may have postponed the mandatory digital TV switch from analog to digital until June, but some stations around the country will go ahead with the switch anyway (up to one-fifth, according to USNews writer David LaGesse). That could mean up to 500 of the 1,700 stations around the country that eventually will make the conversion. The full list of stations that will make the ...

Consider this your final warning -- time is running out to get your government-funded DTV converter coupon. If you're still getting your TV over the air with a pair of rabbit ears, remember your set will stop working at midnight on February 17, unless you get a digital converter box. And be aware that there is a limited supply of the converter box coupons left from the government. The government ...

Surely, by now, you know that analog TV is going offline very soon (February 17th, 2009), right? Hopefully, you've received your coupon, hooked up your converter, or just gone ahead and used this as a good excuse to join the HDTV era. But, do you have one of those portable TVs that you bring along to the tailgate or switch on whenever the power goes out during big storms? If so, you're not ...