Do I Need A New Television?
Because you re reading this, I ll take into account that you re tossing around the idea of buying a new TV. You re the smart consumer that probably wants to make the best purchase. After all, this TV will be part of your home for the next 15-20 years. The Facts of Digital Television (DTV) • Fact: The transition date only affects over-the-air broadcast stations, like ABC, CBS, Fox, NBC, UPN, etc. The reason is that these stations can be received for free by anyone with a television and an antenna. • Fact: Channels exclusive to cable or satellite aren t affected by the transition to digital. The reason is that a person can t receive them with an antenna. The person must subscribe to a pay service to receive them. • Fact: Analog televisions will be obsolete (useless) after this date unless they are connected to a digital converter box. How Will DTV Affect You? If you subscribe to cable or satellite and have no plans on using an antenna then the transition to digital will probably not affe
