News tagged with analog
The cause behind the characteristic shape of a long leaf revealed
Nov 23, 2009 |
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Applied mathematicians dissected the morphology of the plantain lily (Hosta lancifolia), a characteristic long leaf with a saddle-like arc midsection and closely packed ripples along the edges. The simple ...
Don't change that channel: DTV woes still abound
Sep 18, 2009 |
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(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 ...
Chile to adopt Japanese digital TV standard: Bachelet
Sep 14, 2009 |
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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.
New Wi-Fi Technology Using White Spaces
Aug 20, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A wireless internet network that uses portions of the old analog TV spectrum may one day become a reality. The plans for a computer network that uses "white spaces," which are empty fragments ...
Reception problems linger after DTV transition
Jun 17, 2009 |
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(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
Jun 13, 2009 |
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(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.
Friday is final curtain for analog TV signals
Jun 10, 2009 |
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(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.
U-verse offers TV alternative and more
May 27, 2009 |
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OK, I admit it. When I am asked to test questionable software, I usually install it first on my wife's computer. And my kids are crash-test dummies ramming head-first into all sorts of dubious products. But they don't care ...
Analog TV signals to be interrupted in 'soft test'
May 20, 2009 |
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(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.
Departure of chip-design legend Bob Pease prompts outpouring in Silicon Valley
Apr 23, 2009 |
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Bob Pease is a genuine Silicon Valley rock star who I never would have heard of had he not lost his job, or left his job. It's not entirely clear which.
Got an expired TV converter box coupon? Try again
Mar 24, 2009 |
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(AP) -- People who got digital TV converter box coupons but let them expire can now apply for new ones.
Another 158 TV stations to kill analog early
Mar 18, 2009 |
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(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.
Are you ready for digital TV?
Jan 20, 2009 |
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(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 ...
Digital TV likes clear signal path
Dec 31, 2008 |
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Question: If I buy a new digital TV, can I just plug it in and use it, as I do the old TV now? My son insists that it has to be hooked to an antenna, but the old televisions worked fine without one.
