conversion to digital tv. is everyone ready?

**davidpizzica** · 06-11-2009, 06:59 PM

Tomorrow is changeover day for digital tv. Does everyone have a converter box or a digital tv? I should be okay as I have a digital tv and two older TVs that are hooked to Comcast.

**aTailOf2Kitties** · 06-11-2009, 09:06 PM

eh, I've got cable on all but my guest room TV, so I'm good. Actually it is a digital TV come to think of it....

**Marigold2** · 06-11-2009, 09:16 PM

I don't know anyone who is NOT ready. I don't know anyone who still has those old TVs.

**blue** · 06-11-2009, 09:28 PM

I have one TV and it is not digital ready and I dont have a converter box, Ive been using my computer as my TV. I do need to get a better video card, the one I have clips with the digital broadcasts.

**Seravieve** · 06-11-2009, 09:37 PM

We're ready.. both tv's are digital and on top of that we pay for Dish satellite.. =)

**smokey the elder** · 06-12-2009, 07:58 AM

We've had DirecTV for awhile now, so we're good to go!

**phesina** · 06-12-2009, 02:11 PM

I have one of those old TVs! And a converter box and a new antenna, and I've been hooked up for a couple of months now.

This way sucks. When the picture is there, it's gorgeous, much clearer and in better color than the old way. But.. note I said "when" it's there.. The picture starts to break up into little squares or go black and the sound goes off.. It can come back, but then it goes off again.. I have to move the antenna around all over the place, which is just as likely to make things worse as better. If I change the station, of the few that I can get (fewer than with the analog), the new one usually needs another move of the antenna. And of course, none of them stay the same for that station from one time to the next.

I gather that the main problem is I am too far away (40-50 miles?) from the stations, and the metal framework of my apartment building also screens out some parts of the transmissions.

I really don't watch TV.. I just have it on when the news is on while I'm doing other things, so I can pick up on what's going on out there and have some idea of the weather.. That's why it matters much more to me to have the sound than to have a better picture. So it isn't worth my while to spend a lot more money for cable or whatever, besides which I keep hearing that they're raising their rates and what a pain in the a$* Comcast (the monopoly for this area) is to deal with anyway.

Grump, grump, grump...

**Hellow** · 06-12-2009, 02:31 PM

We dont even have cable television, I get all of the viewing pleasure I need from the internet.

For those of you that have horribly old TVs, you can find good new LCD TVs for prices at or under $300. Take a look at this ViewSonic: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16889107062

**phesina** · 06-12-2009, 04:12 PM

Originally Posted by Reggie

We dont even have cable television, I get all of the viewing pleasure I need from the internet.

For those of you that have horribly old TVs, you can find good new LCD TVs for prices at or under $300. Take a look at this ViewSonic: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16889107062

P.S., thanks for the link, Collin.. I took a look, and I'll keep this around in case the urge does strike me! and I already spend so much time on the computer that I don't have time to watch TV.

**lvpets2002** · 06-12-2009, 02:36 PM

Oh I hear ya Pat on the cable companys keep going up on monthly rates.. I pay $104.00 a month for Digital TV & High Speed Internet.. It started out one year ago being $86.00 a month special package deal.. Yow right.. Anyways I get real Grumpy when I seen tons of TV commercials from them on how cheap they are.. GRRRR = Our High Monthy Statements are paying for all of that Hot Air of Commercials.. But that is the only cable around here unless you get Dish TV.. I have heard they do the same thing of monthly rates going up..

**happylabs** · 06-12-2009, 02:46 PM

DISH network. I'm a TV addict. I have 4 televisions...one in computer room, one in living room, one in my bedroom and my daughter has one in her room.

**phesina** · 06-12-2009, 04:02 PM

Originally Posted by lvpets2002

Oh I hear ya Pat on the cable companys keep going up on monthly rates.. I pay $104.00 a month for Digital TV & High Speed Internet.. It started out one year ago being $86.00 a month special package deal.. Yow right.. Anyways I get real Grumpy when I seen tons of TV commercials from them on how cheap they are.. GRRRR = Our High Monthy Statements are paying for all of that Hot Air of Commercials.. But that is the only cable around here unless you get Dish TV.. I have heard they do the same thing of monthly rates going up..

Yeah, Comcast is the only game in town around here.. They've been running lots of commercials in the last week offering to "HELP" those of us with antenna TVs... yeah, help you into signing up for Comcast.