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ak3883
join:2005-08-20
Bensalem, PA
2 edits | reply to ajcstr
Re: Digital switchover question
If you have cable plugged into those 2 TVs without a cable box, then NO the digital TV transition on Feb 17th 2009 does NOT affect them. If you do not have cable plugged into them at all, and only an antenna, then yes it will affect you if they are older TVs.
A cable box is NOT the same as these DTV converter boxes. The DTV boxes are ONLY for OTA television received with an antenna.
Cable has their own plans which do include moving some channels over to digital only. But it has nothing to do with next year's transition.
If you are asking this, you might find it useful to watch one of the local Philly newscasts tonight at 6PM, they will be answering questions about the DTV transition, since PA is doing a statewide "test" at 6:25PM tonight. | |
ajcstr
join:2004-07-15
Cherry Hill, NJ
| This is the article that was in the Phila inquirer yesterday:
»www.philly.com/philly/business/34535164.html
You are right, I did miss this:
"Comcast's timing of its digital migration is independent of the government program for over-the-air broadcasters"
So Feb is not the conversion date for me, but this is the statement that got me:
"Comcast has developed special offers, code-named Project Cavalry, to keep nondigital customers from bolting to competitors as it goes almost all digital. Customers who face a mandatory digital upgrade will be eligible for a free cable box and two free digital-to-analog converter boxes, or DTAs, Harrar said.
Comcast says it could distribute 25 million DTAs, which are about the size of two decks of cards, to customers in the next year or two."
This is leading me to believe that some type of converter will be needed when they do switch over. I get channels 2-99 on those 2 tv's now (without boxes) but I am guessing this is because they are still analog and I won't even get those once they are digital channels also. | |
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