Search results for digital transition:

results timeline

Refine search   


TV stations struggling with viewer loss on DTV

Technology / Telecom

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.


Analog TV on February 17, 2009

Digital TV Transition Will Be Messy

Technology / Telecom

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 ...


In Brief: Digital broadcasting goes global by 2015

Technology / Telecom

created Jun 16, 2006 | popularity 1.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Digital broadcasting will transform the global communication landscape by 2015, the International Telecommunications Union reported Friday.


Michelle Bachelet as seen from a video camera speaking at a press conference

Chile to adopt Japanese digital TV standard: Bachelet

Technology / Telecom

created Sep 14, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Chile will adopt the Japanese digital television standard ISDB-T, which is high-definition capable, joining neighboring Peru and Argentina, President Michelle Bachelet said Monday.


Reception problems linger after DTV transition

Technology / Telecom

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.


Digital projectors making grand entrance at movies

Electronics / Hardware

created Oct 29, 2008 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (10) | comments 4

Digital projectors should soon replace film on more than 20,000 of North America's 42,000 movie screens.


Don't change that channel: DTV woes still abound

Technology / Telecom

created Sep 18, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 2

(AP) -- Think the digital TV transition is over? Not quite. Many viewers have found that they can't pick up certain stations after the switch, even with the right TVs or converter boxes. The stations are still trying to ...


FCC Sets Digital TV Rules

Technology / Telecom

created Apr 27, 2007 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (17) | comments 0

The FCC adopts measures to ensure a smooth transition to DTV in 2009, which is necessary to free up the 700MHz band for wireless voice and data.


The logo of Cisco Systems stands in front of the company's headquarters in San Jose, California

Cisco buys Flip Video maker

Technology / Business

created Mar 19, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

US networking giant Cisco Systems Inc. announced on Thursday it was buying Pure Digital Technologies, maker of the popular Flip Video camcorder, in a deal worth more than 600 million dollars.


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.


Digital TV is worth converter hassle

Technology / Telecom

created Feb 04, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Converter boxes. Coupon shortages. Congressional squabbling. Mass confusion. Such hassles raise a fundamental question about the digital TV transition: What will consumers get in return? Quite a lot, actually.


700,000 callers phone digital TV hot line

Technology / Telecom

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.


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 ...


ATSC Digital TV Receiver with Unprecedented Performance

Samsung Announced ATSC Digital TV Receiver with Unprecedented Performance

Electronics / Hardware

created May 10, 2007 | popularity 3.2 / 5 (6) | comments 0

Samsung Electronics today announced an improved digital TV receiver chip, the S5H1411, that boasts a 30 percent higher reception success rate than the company’s previous generation digital TV receiver chip ...


Briefs: TI unveils new video interface switches

Technology /

created Dec 01, 2005 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Texas Instruments Thursday unveiled two new video switches for high-definition multimedia interface and digital video interface.