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Analog TV signals to be interrupted in 'soft test'

Technology / Telecom

created May 20, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- TV stations around the country will replace their analog broadcasts for a few minutes Thursday with reminders that those broadcasts will disappear completely in three weeks.


Stations must warn if new TV signals lack reach

Technology / Telecom

created Mar 16, 2009 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 1

(AP) -- TV stations must alert viewers if their new digital signals don't reach areas covered by their soon-to-be-defunct analog broadcasts, the Federal Communications Commission has ruled.


Another 158 TV stations to kill analog early

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created Mar 18, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(AP) -- Regulators have cleared 158 TV stations around the country to shut down their analog broadcast signals before June 12, when the remaining full-power stations will end theirs.


Survey: Fewer than 2.2M households unready for DTV

Technology / Telecom

created Jun 11, 2009 | popularity 2 / 5 (2) | comments 0

(AP) -- A survey sponsored by broadcasters says nearly 2.2 million households that rely on antennas for their TV reception are unprepared for the shutdown of analog TV signals on Friday.


Friday is final curtain for analog TV signals (AP)

Friday is final curtain for analog TV signals

Technology / Telecom

created Jun 10, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (4) | comments 5

(AP) -- The last major TV stations that are still broadcasting in analog will turn those signals off Friday and go all digital. And this time, they really mean it.


Are you ready for digital TV?

Technology / Telecom

created Jan 20, 2009 | popularity 1.3 / 5 (4) | comments 2

(PhysOrg.com) -- If everything goes as planned, on Feb. 17 the long-awaited switch from analog to digital broadcasting will take place and millions of analog television sets across the nation will go black. Temple University ...


Reception problems linger after DTV transition

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created Jun 17, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- The shutdown of U.S. analog TV service on Friday appears to have gone relatively smoothly, but as expected, a lot of viewers are having problems getting the stations they want.


700,000 callers phone digital TV hot line

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created Jun 13, 2009 | popularity 2.7 / 5 (3) | comments 2

(AP) -- Nearly 700,000 calls were received by a federal hot line this week from people confused about the nationwide switch from analog to digital TV broadcasts that occurred Friday.


New analog circuits could impact consumer electronics

New analog circuits could impact consumer electronics

Technology / Engineering

created Feb 16, 2007 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (46) | comments 0

Advances in digital electronic circuits have prompted the boost in functions and ever- smaller size of such popular consumer goods as digital cameras, MP3 players and digital televisions. But the same cannot ...


Friday is last day to apply for digital TV coupon

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created Jul 30, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(AP) -- The government program that provides $40 coupons for digital TV converter boxes is winding down.


Amazing minaturized 'SIDECAR' drives Webb telescope's signal

Amazing minaturized 'SIDECAR' drives Webb telescope's signal

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Feb 20, 2008 | popularity 4 / 5 (5) | comments 2

Many technologies have become so advanced that they've been miniaturized to take up less space and weigh less. That's what happened to detector controls and data conversion electronics on the James Webb Space ...


Analog TV on February 17, 2009

Digital TV Transition Will Be Messy

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created Oct 16, 2008 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- The pending mandatory switch of all U.S. televisions to digital will be messy, a federal communications official said on Tuesday, urging broadcasters to step up local efforts to educate the ...


Sony Commercializes APS-C size CMOS Image Sensor with Industry-leading 12.47 Effective Megapixel Resolution

Sony Commercializes APS-C size CMOS Image Sensor with Industry-leading 12.47 Effective Megapixel Resolution

Electronics / Hardware

created Aug 20, 2007 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Sony today announced the commercialization of "IMX021", an APS-C size (diagonal: 28.40mm/Type 1.8) 12.47 effective megapixel ultra-high speed, high image quality CMOS image sensor designed to meet the increasing ...


A Stronger Warning:  Researchers Patent Digital Process for Aircraft Radar Warning Receivers

Digital Crystal Video Receiver: Researchers Patent Process for Aircraft Radar Warning Receivers

Technology / Engineering

created Mar 08, 2007 | popularity 4 / 5 (6) | comments 0

Researchers at the Georgia Tech Research Institute have patented a discovery that could significantly increase reliability and reduce cost in equipment that helps protect U.S. military aircraft from attack. ...


TV stations struggling with viewer loss on DTV

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created Jul 02, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 2

(AP) -- The government is helping two dozen TV stations that became difficult to receive by antenna when they switched to new frequencies as part of the digital TV transition, the Federal Communications Commission said Thursday.