News tagged with converter boxes

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Don't change that channel: DTV woes still abound

(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 ...

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

Friday is last day to apply for digital TV coupon

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

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

Some still having problems with digital TV conversion

It seemed so simple. Buy a government-subsidized converter box, plug it in, and sit back and enjoy the brave new world of digital television.

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created Jul 08, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Got an expired TV converter box coupon? Try again

(AP) -- People who got digital TV converter box coupons but let them expire can now apply for new ones.

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created Mar 24, 2009 | popularity 1.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Digital TV is worth converter hassle

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.

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

Are you ready for digital TV?

(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 ...

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