This Technical Guide provides comprehensive information for navigating the transition to digital television. It covers essential topics such as the distinctions between digital TV and HDTV, guidance on analog-to-digital antenna conversion, and specific instructions for cable, DSL, and satellite subscribers. The manual also details how to connect converter boxes, offers advice for purchasing new digital televisions, and provides solutions for common digital TV issues, ensuring a smooth and informed experience for users.
This manual serves as a detailed resource for understanding and managing the shift to digital broadcasting, which includes critical dates like the analog broadcast end date in the US. With 96 pages of content in English, it aims to equip readers with the knowledge necessary to adapt to new technologies and resolve any challenges encountered during this transition. The publication date of August 26, 2008, indicates its relevance to the period immediately preceding significant broadcast changes.
On February 17, 2009, analog television broadcasting in the United States will end. As of that date, all television stations will switch to digital TV broadcasts -- effectively making obsolete every analog television set in the country.
What do you need to do to keep watching television after the switch to digital? Do you need to buy a new television set? If so, what kind of set? Do you need a fancy high definition TV? Or is there a way to make your old TV still work with the new digital broadcasts? Should you switch to cable or satellite television? And what is digital television, anyway? These are just a few of the questions people are asking as the switch to digital TV approaches.
All of these questions and more are answered in this short book. Don't be one of the tens of millions of people who are confused about the switch to digital TV and may lose their broadcast signal on February 17! Buy this book and take the guesswork out of the switch to digital TV!
What you can learn in this book -
o What is the difference is between Digital TV and HDTV
o How to switch your analog antenna reception to digital
o What you need to do if you are a cable, DSL or satellite subscriber
o How to connect a digital converter box
o Tips on shopping for a new digital TV
o Great solutions to your digital TV problems
Author: Miller, Michael
Publisher: Que Publishing
Illustration: n
Language: ENG
Title: Switching to Digital TV: Everything You Need to Know
Pages: 00096 (Encrypted PDF)
On Sale: 2008-08-26
SKU-13/ISBN: 9780789738479
Category: Computers : Hardware - Personal Computers - PCs
On February 17, 2009, analog television broadcasting in the United States will end. As of that date, all television stations will switch to digital TV broadcasts -- effectively making obsolete every analog television set in the country.
What do you need to do to keep watching television after the switch to digital? Do you need to buy a new television set? If so, what kind of set? Do you need a fancy high definition TV? Or is there a way to make your old TV still work with the new digital broadcasts? Should you switch to cable or satellite television? And what is digital television, anyway? These are just a few of the questions people are asking as the switch to digital TV approaches.
All of these questions and more are answered in this short book. Don't be one of the tens of millions of people who are confused about the switch to digital TV and may lose their broadcast signal on February 17! Buy this book and take the guesswork out of the switch to digital TV!
What you can learn in this book -
o What is the difference is between Digital TV and HDTV
o How to switch your analog antenna reception to digital
o What you need to do if you are a cable, DSL or satellite subscriber
o How to connect a digital converter box
o Tips on shopping for a new digital TV
o Great solutions to your digital TV problems
Author: Miller, Michael
Publisher: Que Publishing
Illustration: n
Language: ENG
Title: Switching to Digital TV: Everything You Need to Know
Pages: 00096 (Encrypted PDF)
On Sale: 2008-08-26
SKU-13/ISBN: 9780789738479
Category: Computers : Hardware - Personal Computers - PCs
