It would not appear that digital television has changed the world, yet.
Feb 2009
so tv companies can force you to purchase high priced digital tvs, its just 1 big scam
an example of a digital divide is a computer,pod,TV and more.
The time it took to change analog television signals to all digital took about 25 years. It started around 1986 and many television stations had converted over to digital signal by the year 2010. Persons who owned analog televisions had to either buy a new digital television or use a converter box to get a clear signal.
Only if you have a digital output on your cable box. If not, it'll end up being a digital signal, converted to analog and then reconverted by your TV back to digital. Besides, the digital changeover date is only for local television stations when they turn off their analog transmitters. This means that if you currently have cable or satellite with analog outp[uts, that aspect of it shouldn't change.
Actual televisions won't be affected by the digital signal change. What matters is what reception tool is used (e.g. cable, satellite, antennae). Television antennae will not work when all television is transmitted using digital signal. If you have cable or satellite though, you have nothing to worry about.
Yes. Your TV band radio will no longer work. You would need to have a radio with a tuner capable of picking up the new digital TV format. I don't know of any such product currently on the market. Digital radio (marketed under the name HD Radio) is a completely different technology.
The signal sent to the TV must be a digital signal as well.
none of my televisions are digital... yet.
Didn't you hear about the change to digital tv? Old analog tv's will not tune the new digital TV stations.
All TVS that you can buy are ready for the digital signal. You do not have to buy an HD TV to get a digital signal.
Hi, Not really. TV and radio are completely two different animals. Radio will soon go digital and I think that'll probably be the next wave of new consumerism. Hope this helps, Cubby