I heard that in 2009 all tv's are switching to digital, how can I find out if my tv is already ready for it? I have a 36 inch RCA with guide plus, made in 2000.
2007-11-17 18:24:28 · 3 answers · asked by pumpkin2 1 in Consumer Electronics ➔ TVs
Ai most, you will have to buy a converter using a $40 coupon from the government. They aren't getting rid of free TV. They are ending analog TV in February of 2009, but in January 2008, we can apply to the government for two coupons worth $40 each off of the price (about $60) of two converters which will allow you to continue to watch Over The Air (OTA) TV on the old analog sets. You don't have to buy a new TV. You also don't have to buy a "digital" antenna-there is no such thing-they're all antennas. Because the digital TV which is replacing the old analog OTA is mostly on UHF channels rather than VHF, you may find that your existing antenna isn't good enough and you may have to replace it. For those with satellite or cable, they are not effected. Satellite is not changing and cable must continue to carry the local over the air channels in analog form, or supply converters, until at least 2012.
see the link below for more information
http://www.dtv.gov/
The reson for the change is that digital broadcasting allows for more programs to be sqeezed into the same space than you can with analog, not to mention allowing for HDTV to be broadcast-and it is being broadcast right now.
2007-11-20 06:53:17 · answer #1 · answered by jjki_11738 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-24 10:40:13 · answer #2 · answered by polich 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
IF you have the 5 wire COMPONENT input jacks on the back of your TV it will recieve an HD signal....
The Tuner /RF coaxial cable is only Analog, so you would need a converter box to use Channel 3.
In either case, you will NEED a box from Cable, Satellite companys OR you will need to buy your own box for local antenna...
2007-11-18 00:45:37 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋