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Category Archives: News

This category contains current news relating to the digital TV transition; hardware manufacturers, DTV stations, the NTIA’s digital TV converter box coupon program, and general DTV technology.

Top 10 LCD TV Shootout

With the way the world is changing, we are spending more and more time inside our homes. For better or worse, this means that most of our information comes from TV. This means the market is always flooded with new products, and this top 10 LCD TV shootout aims to help you make an informed [...]

Digital TV Conversion is Coming. Are You Ready?

Unless you’ve been living under a rock  or just hung up watching old movies for quite some time, you know that the digital TV conversion is going to happen on June 12th.  That means you have just about 30 days to prepare your home if you want to continue watching the TV we all love [...]

Digital TV Converters Program Running Again

It looks like those of you who were one the DTV coupon waiting list are in for some good news finally.  The government’s digital TV coupon program is back on track.  This is great, as you won’t need to use any of your income tax refund check to buy your digital TV converters.
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Digital to Analog Converter FAQ

February 17 is fast approaching. This site was created to help ease the DTV changeover for viewers across the country. The change is less than a month away now, and it looks like you’ll be about to find analog TV broadcasts in your local obituaries. There are many digital to analog converter [...]

Converter Box Coupon Program Broke

Looks like the converter box coupon program has broken the bank. The $1.34 billion dollar program aimed at helping consumers get a $40 discount on eligible digital TV converters has run out of money. Up until now, the NTIA had been offering two $40 converter box coupons to go towards the cost of [...]

Sharp Launches TV and Consumer Electronic Recycling Program

This will be great news for all of you that are purchasing new digital televisions that are just unsure what to do with your analog sets after the digital television transition.  Thanks to Sharp and the Electronic Manufacturers Recycling Management Company, you will be able to get in on this fantastic electronic recycling program for [...]