You may not be familiar with the Advanced Television Systems Committee, but the ATSC’s standards govern all digital television transmission, providing crisp, clear, and direct tv signals to users. The ATSC standards are what replaced the analog NTSC (National Television System Committee) standards on June 12, 2009.ATSC sets specifications for both audio and video. The audio standard, A/52, is a version of Dolby Digital AC-3. This allows for a maximum of five channels of sound with an extra channel for low-frequency effectsdeep sounds ranging from 3-120 Hz. This configuration is known as 5.1. Read the rest of this entry »

One of the easiest ways to catch a show that you missed a previous night before or a couple hours ago is to record it with your tv set. Some television programs that you buy at the store come with a installed television show recorder that allows you to record a tv show at any time that you please. Perhaps one of the easiest ways to record a tv show that you know you will miss is to set Read the rest of this entry »

There has been a lot of talk over the years about switching over from analog television to digital. This caused a lot of controversy until 2009 when we finally did it. Many people were unprepared for the switch and did not understand what it meant. Even several years down the road after the switch, there are a lot of people who still don’t really get it. Even in the face of many government programs which were created to cause awareness and financially help the switch along, there were Read the rest of this entry »

Back in 2009, the government required that all local TV stations converted to a digital signal. People that had an analog antennae, TV, etc had to purchase a new digital antennae to receive these channels. Once the process was complete, many didn’t realize how great a digital picture looked and how many perks it had.

Listed below are a few of the perks that you can receive with digital TV:

Better picture and sound quality: Not only does the picture look ten times better in digital, the sound will sound crisp due Read the rest of this entry »

The answer to the above question is, of course, YES! Getting Digital television may not just be an upgrade, it can be a blessing. Take the channel options on basic cable and then triple them. Basic cable may offer the Cartoon Network and the Disney Channel, but since digital cable came into the picture, there is the Cartoon Network, Disney, Disney West, Sprout, Nickelodeon, and any other number of kid-friendly channels that can keep that little Read the rest of this entry »

Television is changing, and Digital providers don’t want you to know that. Newer technologies are providing customers with more opportunities and computers are completely changing the way we get content. We’ve compiled a list of Five things that the digital providers don’t want you to know about.

The number one thing they don’t want you to realize is that most of your shows are available online. All of the major broadcast stations now offer free episodes starting the day after the show airs. Read the rest of this entry »

If you have a television that is not digital ready and you are not wanting to go out a buy a new television, then there is only one way to convert your television to where it is digital ready. That is to buy a digital converter box. These can be bought online mainly and some department stores may still carry them. It is wise to also buy an antenna to help gain better reception which Read the rest of this entry »

If you’ve ever wanted to surf the web on your television as easily as you do on your laptop, then Google TV is definitely for you. The new platform from the internet giant (partnered with Intel, Sony, and Logitech) will allow you to do just that, on the Flash-capable Google Chrome browser. Over time, Google TV will be able to do even more as developers tackle its open-source capabilities.Digital television changed the way television is broadcastGoogle TV could change the way television is watched. To be clear, it’s not a television itselfinstead, it’s a platform that will be installed on special Sony television and Blu-ray models, or that can be added to capable sets with a Logitech set-top box. Sony has announced the first model, the NSX-446GT1, a 46-inch, 1080p set that also features a USB connector. Read the rest of this entry »

The one-year-anniversary of the switch to digital television came and went on June 12, 2010. That was the date decided on last year for mandatory analog cutoff, after millions of viewers failed to prepare by the original date of February 17, 2009. In the time before the transition, the government passed out 40 coupons to offset the price of a digital-to-analog converter box. However, many of them went unused. Read the rest of this entry »

If you’ve already purchased a digital television converter or digital TV, RCN has your next purchase all ready. The internet and digital TV provider has partnered with TiVo to launch the TiVo Premiere, an all-in-one box that replaces a regular cable box, a DVR, and much more. The product is launched in Boston, Massachusetts and the surrounding area on July 13, and is already available in Washington, D.C. and New York City. Upcoming launch cities include Chicago and Pennsylvania. However, it can’t be long before the TiVo Premiere catches on nation-wide. Read the rest of this entry »