I've been planning on buying either a digital or HD tower antenna. But if it's not going to last, I don't want to throw my money away. (Or are they just getting rid of the analog signal -- meaning the digital antenna will still work?)
2006-12-06 03:50:19 · 2 answers · asked by ? 3 in Consumer Electronics ➔ TVs
No, over the air digital/HDTV is not going away
Provided you aren't far from the stations you are trying to receive, you don't need a tower antenna to get HDTV. A simple antenna such as the Zenith Silver Sensor work great for most people. This is because it is much easier to ensure proper reception with a digital signal being sent instead of the analog signal most people are use to. It's simply either going to look perfect or it won't show up at all.
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2006-12-06 03:57:02 · answer #1 · answered by sdiver2489 4 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Yes, by 2009 the FCC requires all television stations to broadcast digitally (this does not mean HD, they can still broadcast standard only if they like, but digitally not analog).
2006-12-06 04:25:02 · answer #2 · answered by Pashta 4 · 1⤊ 2⤋