Why
Your TV Will Die
On February 17, 2009
(And What You Should Do About It!)
by Ike
Ridley
Brief
Description
This
timely report shouts an urgent warning to all TV lovers! Your life
is going to change on Feb. 17, 2009! Did you know your television
is about to stop working? (No joke, no lie!) We tell how the coming
Digital TV Revolution will affect you!
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It’s
coming!
It’s
coming on February 17, 2009! It’s about to cut off the signal
to your TV, and most likely you’re not prepared for it!
It’s almost as big a shift in home entertainment as happened
sixty years ago when television replaced radio in America’s
living rooms!
It’s DTV! Digital Television is going to change the way you
watch television, and how you interact with your TV set.
You’re finally going to get movie theater quality picture and
sound at home!
• Digital TV is also going to reach into your pocketbook! All
U.S. broadcast stations will stop sending analog TV signals, the
kind your regular TV reads, on February 17, 2009. Without a new
converter box, your TV will not work!
• Many stations are broadcasting a digital DTV signal right
now along side their analog signal, but after 2009 they’ll
only transmit in DTV.
• This digital signal can only be properly viewed on a new
Plasma, DLP or LCD TV. If you don’t own one, you’ll
need a converter box to watch digital signals “dumbed
down” to show on your analog TV. In addition to the new Big
Screen TV, you'll also need a Dolby Surround Sound amplifier and
speakers to get the DTV Dolby sound.
• All new TVs sold must have a digital tuner built-in as of
March 1, 2007. Your old analog TV will need a set top converter box
to receive television broadcasts after February 2009.
• Your cable provider may be able to send you digital cable or
digital satellite signals right now, but that doesn’t mean
that you can see High Definition programs on your television. If
you have an old style picture tube television, a converter in your
cable box can take the digital signal and “dumb it
down” to analog so that you can see it. You’re still
not seeing the super sharp DTV picture, or hearing the crystal
clear digital sound.
• Digital Pictures will be free from the flicker, ghosts and
snow seen on analog transmissions. More than twice as sharp
as Standard TV, DTV signals allow crystal clear images with higher
resolution and picture quality than is possible with old style
TV.
• DTV will provide programming in wide screen "movie
format”. The digital picture is so sharp you’ll
be able to read the small text from your computer hooked up to the
TV screen.
• DTV allows multicasting: broadcasters can provide a super
sharp High Definition (HDTV) program or several Standard Definition
programs at the same time. Sending several program streams on
one channel is called “multicasting”. The number
of programs a station can send on one digital channel depends on
the sharpness (resolution) of each program. DTV can provide
interactive video and data services that are not possible with the
old analog technology.
• DTV features Dolby Surround Sound to give you that full
movie theater sound in your home instead of the old, tinny TV sound
you grew up with. With a Surround Sound tuner and speakers
installed, you’ll get roaring, sparkling sound assaulting
your family from all directions: front, sides and rear!
• If you don’t have cable or satellite TV, you’ll
need a Plasma or LCD TV with a DTV tuner, or a digital-to-analog
converter box to see digital signals on your analog TV. Converter
boxes will be available in retail stores during the
transition.
• The National Telecommunications and Information
Administration of the U.S. Department of Commerce will issue two
$40.00 coupons per household that can be applied toward the
purchase of digital-to-analog converter boxes. Coupons will be
issued starting January 1, 2008.
• An Integrated DTV set is a digital TV with a built-in
digital decoder or DTV receiver. If you have an Integrated DTV and
live in an area with a DTV broadcast station, you won’t need
anything else. You may need an antenna (an outdoor antenna is best)
to receive over-the-air DTV broadcast programming. Integrated TVs
can receive and display current analog signals.
Television is about to leap out of the Stone Age into the future!
Make sure you’re ready for it!
It’s
as easy as 123!
About The
Author
Ike Ridley is an avid videophile and self-confessed “Movie
Nut” who created the 123 Guide To Plasma
TV.com. To visit us, just paste this URL into your web
browser:
http://www.123-guide-to-plasma-tv.com
Ike has moved to the Caribbean where he clicks away on his laptop
under a palm tree.
Be
sure to click here for more information on the Digital Revolution
in the 123 Guide To Plasma TV.com!
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