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When did it become a law to have an analog box?

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It's not exactly a law to have a digital to analog converter box but they are needed to be able to watch television if you don't have a television with a digital receiver. Both the US and UK are going through a changeover from analog television broadcasts to digital broadcasts.

In the US, major television channels had to be transmitted as a digital signal and their analog transmitters turned off in 2009. Smaller stations and community channels have more time to switch over.

In the UK, all analog transmitters will be turned off by 2012.

In both cases, once the analog transmitter is turned off, the only way to receive television channels is to use a digital receiver, sometimes referred to as an anlog box. The receiver changes the digital signal into a form that older analog televisions can display. The boxes mean that older televisions can still be used. All new televisions have a digital receiver built in so a separate box isn't needed.

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How do get an analog receiver to work?

Get a digital to analog converter box or connect it to a digital DVD or vcr.


Should my analog to digital converter box work now or do I have to wait until the day in February?

It will work with the channels that have switched to digital, but unless your converter box can take in both analog and digital, you will have to wait for the analog ones to switch.


How do you get analog channels on your rca television?

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How do you convert an analog TV to HDTV?

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Are analog t.v.s completely obsolete now?

No, you can still use an analog TV, but you will need a converter box to receive digital cable.


How can you receive regular analog stations with a converter box?

this will depend on your area of living. check your local tv station for your best signal. also analog is going away so you cant really get a analog station.. that's why the converter box is for to receive digital transmitions


If you have an analog tv with a set top digital converter box will you be able to receive basic cable without a cable box?

Depends if your cable company is sending anything in analog to the box. Since every thing's converting to digital, chances are there may be a few remaining channels in analog still in basic, but those will be gone by February 17, 2009.


When digital TV only is available will you be able to record programmes on your 5yr old VCR you have analog TV with a digi box?

If you already have an analog setup and it's working OK, you should still be able to record. The cable box, if it has the analog output on it, should still work the way it does now.


What do you need to do to be able to use your old television and aerial antenna after spring 2009?

If your old tv has no built in ATSC Digital Tuner , then you need a digital to analog converter box. This box receives the ATSC Digital Signal and converts it to NTSC Analog , for Tv's that only have a NTSC Analog tuner.


What is the main component responsible for converting digital to analog?

A converter box will perform this function. more accurately a digital to analog chip an example is a AD558


Which converter box is the best?

If you mean the digital to analog box for about $40 dollars, they are all give poor quality pictures.