Comments on: Rabbit-Ear Users Don’t Know The End (of Analog TV) Is Near http://www.web2learning.net/archives/1449 Web 2.0 and programming tips from a library technology enthusiast, What I Learned Today... covers blogs, rss, wikis and more as they relate to libraries. Mon, 07 Jul 2008 04:16:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Nicole http://www.web2learning.net/archives/1449#comment-87819 Nicole Tue, 19 Feb 2008 19:46:14 +0000 http://www.web2learning.net/archives/1449#comment-87819 Just got this in the mail from Circuit City: http://tinyurl.com/2aukdg . Obviously there is a sales pitch, but it’s useful information if you’re wondering what you might have to buy. Just got this in the mail from Circuit City: http://tinyurl.com/2aukdg . Obviously there is a sales pitch, but it’s useful information if you’re wondering what you might have to buy.

]]> By: Eric Schnell http://www.web2learning.net/archives/1449#comment-73505 Eric Schnell Fri, 21 Dec 2007 19:21:06 +0000 http://www.web2learning.net/archives/1449#comment-73505 Note: Digital broadcasts make use of the old UHF bandwidth. So, those with an existing 'loop' or a Yagi antenna do not have to buy a "digital' antenna. Many electronics dealers try to convince you otherwise. Get a digital tuner or converter and hook it up to your old antenna and you are ready to go. DTV signals are highly directional. To tweek your reception check out http://www.antennaweb.org/ to locate the location of your local broadcast antennas in relation to your home. Note: Digital broadcasts make use of the old UHF bandwidth. So, those with an existing ‘loop’ or a Yagi antenna do not have to buy a “digital’ antenna. Many electronics dealers try to convince you otherwise. Get a digital tuner or converter and hook it up to your old antenna and you are ready to go.

DTV signals are highly directional. To tweek your reception check out http://www.antennaweb.org/ to locate the location of your local broadcast antennas in relation to your home.

]]> By: Peter Murray http://www.web2learning.net/archives/1449#comment-73503 Peter Murray Fri, 21 Dec 2007 19:06:56 +0000 http://www.web2learning.net/archives/1449#comment-73503 This only impacts those getting television signals over-the-air (a.k.a. "rabbit-ears"): <blockquote>Most people don’t actually need to know anything. The switch won’t affect sets with cable or satellite service.</blockquote> To the best of my understanding, analog cable service is unaffected -- at least by this mandate from the FCC to turn off analog over-the-air broadcasting. Personally, I like analog cable service because until recently digital cable service required a cable box, and the tuner I have in my TV and VCR does just fine. (And our household doesn't see the need to have Pay-Per-View movies and other features which require two-way communication with the cable company's head end.) This only impacts those getting television signals over-the-air (a.k.a. “rabbit-ears”):
Most people don’t actually need to know anything. The switch won’t affect sets with cable or satellite service.

To the best of my understanding, analog cable service is unaffected — at least by this mandate from the FCC to turn off analog over-the-air broadcasting. Personally, I like analog cable service because until recently digital cable service required a cable box, and the tuner I have in my TV and VCR does just fine. (And our household doesn’t see the need to have Pay-Per-View movies and other features which require two-way communication with the cable company’s head end.)

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