Tag: DTV

The nation is finally switching to digital television, or DTV, and Wilmington, NC was the first in the nation earlier this week. We're now finding out how well it went and reports are positive, with just 797 people calling in with questions or concerns. That's less than half of a percent of the total viewers in the city. Of those, only 23 actually had no idea about the DTV changeover and so were ...

Wilmington, NC had the pleasure of being the nation's first DTV transition test market, and now it has officially become the first market in the nation to flip the kill switch on analog. As of noon ET today, the Wilmington area entered the digital frontier, and initial reports suggest that things are going fairly swimmingly. Granted, "a few" viewers were still "struggling" to see the signal ...

We warned you. The government coupon program for digital converter boxes for older television sets is stirring up controversy as the coupons begin to expire before customers can get their hands on one. Stores have had trouble getting the converter boxes in stock, which are necessary to continue watching television over the air on older sets after the analog-to-digital switchover in February ...

It's a digital age, that's for sure, and in February of next year, one of the last bastions of analog, over-the-air television, will go entirely to 1s and 0s. If you have an old TV still kicking around, you can get a converter box, but according to FCC rules, retailers are no longer allowed to sell new, non-digital televisions without some rather prominent warnings. Faced with stockrooms full ...

Of course you want to watch the Super Bowl in HDTV. Who doesn't? It seems the lead up to the big game is the second biggest driver of high-definition LCD TV sales for Amazon.com, according to the e-tailer's latest numbers. (The biggest driver is, of course, holiday season gift giving.) So which TV leads the pack? The mantle this time goes to Samsung and its $2,199 52-inch 1080p LNT5265F ...

In the consumer electronics world, all eyes are focused on the upcoming broadcast switch to a digital signal coming early next year. Why, then, is Japan's NHK Science and Technical Research Laboratory working so hard to develop the next video format, a "super" high definition format called Super Hi-Vision? Isn't it enough that we're all going to be viewing programming of startling video quality ...

The digital television revolution is upon us. If you're still using good ol' fashioned rabbit ears to get reception, you should probably start thinking about how you're going prepare for the end of analog terrestrial broadcasts on Feb 19, 2009. The government is handing out coupons to save you $40 on the price of the digital converter box you'll need if you want to keep your old TV, but consumer ...

Often it's customer service that wins consumers' hearts and dollar decisions -- and Sharp yesterday announced a program that (though it hints a bit of Big Brother) could change the way people operate and maintain their TVs. The program is called Aquos Net, and it's essentially content and customer support provided with two of Sharp's new Aquos LCD TVs, which were also announced yesterday at ...