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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 ...


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.


Some still having problems with digital TV conversion

Technology / Telecom

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

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.


Got an expired TV converter box coupon? Try again

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

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


Digital TV is worth converter hassle

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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.




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