Senate passes bill to delay digital TV switch
Senate passes bill to delay digital TV switch
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Senate passed a bill on Monday to delay the nationwide switch to digital TV signals, giving consumers nearly four more months to prepare.
The transition date would move to June 12 from February 17 under the bill that was fueled by worries [...]
MSNBC.com Article: Converter-box program running out of money As many as 8 million households still unprepared for digital TV transition
By Joelle Tessler
updated 2:38 p.m. PT, Fri., Jan. 2, 2009
WASHINGTON – The Feb. 17 transition from analog to digital television broadcasts looms and as many as 8 million households are still unprepared, but the government program that subsidizes crucial TV converter boxes is about to run out of money.
To subsidize the converter [...]
DIY Build your own HDTV Antenna
Please Note: on July 6, 2009 I posted an updated version of this article which includes the 4 key things every good antenna must have on LivingWellonABudget.com called The Post DTV Transition Explained Part 2: How to Build Your Own DIY HDTV Antenna and Save Money
For additional background and information, read the blog posts:
The Post [...]
Goodbye cable, Hello DTV!
NOTE: This article has been updated on my new LivingWellonaBudget.com site, here:
I finally did it. Broke the cable habit and switched to free Digital TV. I was already at the lowest and cheapest cable package Comcast offered – limited basic (I downgraded right after HBO aired the final episode of ‘Sex in the City’ [...]
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