HDTV Deadline

**blue** · 02-16-2009, 09:38 PM

Ive got an anolog/digital tuner installed on this computor, only 7 digi channels right now. See how it goes when anolog goes the way of the republican party.

**Randi** · 02-17-2009, 05:45 AM

Gosh, I don't know what I'm going to do. Here, they switch to digital by Oct. 1st. Unless I get a new TV or buy some kind of box to connect, I'll have a blank screen.

MPEG-2 will work until 2012, but after that date, the reciever will have to be MPEG-4.

Oh, wish John was here!!

I guess I need a new TV - I want a Sony! The one I have is a Thompson from 1991. I really would prefer the old fashioned format, I don't like the wide ones.

**Barbara** · 02-17-2009, 09:54 AM

How great - I watch TV only every other week and then not for long. I prefer my collection of DVDs

I have no idea whether we switch or not

Randi- the only thing I know for sure- you can watch the program in the old format also on the wide one- you don't have to get used to extra broad faces- it is just the wrong setting.

**Hellow** · 02-17-2009, 11:29 AM

Originally Posted by Randi

Gosh, I don't know what I'm going to do. Here, they switch to digital by Oct. 1st. Unless I get a new TV or buy some kind of box to connect, I'll have a blank screen.

MPEG-2 will work until 2012, but after that date, the reciever will have to be MPEG-4.

Oh, wish John was here!!

I guess I need a new TV - I want a Sony! The one I have is a Thompson from 1991. I really would prefer the old fashioned format, I don't like the wide ones.

Really, all you need is a converter box. Your Cable/Satellite provider should have one that you can hook up pretty easily to a older tv.

**Craftlady** · 02-17-2009, 04:21 PM

We have the old tv's (20 plus years old for 2 of them and 1 is 5 yrs old) that are hooked up to cable. The quality you can tell is different. Live stuff looks taped. At this point there isnt any extra money to by one of these HDTV's. They are going to have to come way done in price before I shell out money. I pray our old t.v.'s keep working like champs that they are and so far so good

**sasvermont** · 02-17-2009, 04:57 PM

Since my Mom moved to an assisted living facility to live, I kept her HDTV that I bought for her a couple of holiday's ago. She is not able to keep any TV where she is now (there is already a tv there...) I think I paid a little over $500 for it at radio shack. Its an AKAI. I have seen better. Even so, the picture is clear and vivid! And with the digital broadcasting, it's like going to the movies for me.

I hope everyone is able to enjoy the change.

Oh, I also have an old Trinatron and have used the converter box with that. Even that tv is much clearer.

There is one draw back though, just like cable, when the signal goes down, no tv reception. I think the broadcast companies have a few kinks to work out now.