Analog TV

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What would affect people after analog is shut down? It would not work with antenna and traditional cable, such as hook the cable in wall with no converter box?

I had found that will shut down on Feb 2009.
 
There will be no more broadcast analogue after that date. I figure a lot of tv stations will quit their analogue transmissions even earlier. (Why keep paying two electric bills, maintaining two antennas, two towers etc etc.)

Cable TV and satellite can still provide analogue if they choose (which they will, I am sure.) And of course you will still be able to use your analogue tv for video tapes, dvd, etc. When we start seeing DVD players and stuff that put out HD I expect they will also output the current analogue standard (called NTSC).

I got my HD (ATSC) tv 5 years ago this week. I now get 18 HD stations here in S.E. Florida. I did not think the picture was that great when I got it. But now when I am at anyone elses house and they turn on the low-definition tv I see the huge difference.

ATSC has no ghosting too.

I never had satellite and haven't had cable since 1983. My neighbor just dropped cable because even their 'digital' tv channels really stunk compared to off-the-air.
 
Analog televisions will continue to receive analog broadcasts at least through February 17, 2009. After that, consumers will be able to connect an inexpensive receiver to their existing TV to decode TV broadcast signals, just not in high-definition. Of course, current televisions will continue to work with cable, satellite, VCRs, DVD players, camcorders, video game consoles and other devices for many years.

Peter
 
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