Other TVs

Cable television companies advertise their full line-up of digital channels frequently. To the average consumer, it may seem as if you need a special cable television box, or a special converter...

In 2009, all television stations in the U.S. switched from analog broadcasting to digital broadcasting. To continue receiving programs, analog televisions needed a digital tuner or digital...

It is possible to hook digital television converter boxes and DVD players up to any television, regardless of how old the TV is. Your TV doesn't have to have the standard red, yellow and white...

Digital converter boxes are needed to receive broadcast television signals. The transition to digital television that occurred between April 16 and June 12 of 2009 prevented analog television...

With the lines between traditional and digital media blurring, you can turn your PC into a TV set with minimal or even no hardware investment. Thanks to devices such as PC TV tuners and HDTV...

In 2009, a transformation took place. Across the United States, televisions that had previously functioned flawlessly were transformed into expensive paperweights. The transformation from analogue...

For the first half-century of the medium, almost all televisions were analog televisions. But as of 2009, they have now largely been replaced by digital TVs, which can pick up the digital signals...

Television signals travel through the air and television antennas pick them up. If you want to receive television signals on your television set, you'll need a television antenna if you don't...

Typically, people use their digital photo frames to display family photos. They place the frame on their mantle or side table and let it play the slide show throughout the day. While this is the...

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has switched off full-power analog TV broadcasts. They want to use the spectrum for other purposes. Older televisions will no longer pick up free-to-air...

For an analog televisions in the United States, a separate digital tuner is required to view free-to-air signals. The separate digital tuner is connected in-line between the existing antenna and...

Early in 2009, all television broadcast signals were converted to digital signals, leaving many people with an analog line without television in their homes. However, this is not a hard problem to...

As people look to replace their old TV sets with high-definition TVs (HDTVs) and other digital TV sets, they can experience a number of new problems getting those sets to pick up their channels on...

When all broadcast television stations switched to digital broadcast signals in July of 2009, it became impossible for a stand-alone analog television to receive the digital signals. This...

Analog TVs have officially passed into the realm of the obsolete. They provided reliable television reception for many decades---starting with the Golden Age of television in the 1950s and lasting...

The term standard television, or SDTV, only became relevant when high definition television entered the scene--before that, all TVs were standard, and so the specifications for this format were...

Television has a long history, dating back to the first TV invented in 1884 by Paul Gottlieb Nipkow. From the beginning, the purpose of a TV was to harness moving images within a small space. TV,...

The conversion to digital television has promised better reception and more bandwidth space for more channel possibilities. However, as with the adoption of much new technology, not everything has...

DTV, or digital television, is now the standard broadcast signal for all television stations in the country. This means all channels you will be receiving are digital, rather than analog. However,...

Since television stations have stopped broadcasting in analog signal and converted to digital, it is important to know if your television is digital or not. This is because analog TVs are not...

The digital crossover in 2009 heightened the differences between older analog TVs and the digital televisions that have now replaced them. The need for the crossover and the changes it entailed...

When it comes to the television world, there are primarily two kinds of TVs: analog and digital. The main difference between them is how they receive their signal, with the analog televisions...

The majority of analog TV broadcasts ceased to broadcast in the U.S. in 2009, but some low-power stations continued to operate indefinitely. Television sets without digital tuners have two options...

In the summer of 2009, all television stations in the United States stopped broadcasting in analog---which they had done for many decades---and started broadcasting in digital instead. The move...

Keeping in mind that most, if not all, digital converter boxes come with instructions. This is an easy how-to guide on installing your converter box, just in case yours didn't come with...

Digital televisions can accept both analog and digital signals, while analog televisions can only receive analog signals. Issues can arise with digital TVs that will cause problems with both the...

With TV stations already converted from analog to digital signals, many people still struggle to find out if their TV set works with digital signals or needs to be connected to a digital converter...

Due to a national digital crossover in the United States, analogue TVs will soon be a thing of the past. However, many people still own CRT sets and may be unsure of whether or not they'll be able...

For the last 80 years or so, television signals have been broadcast over the airwaves in analog format. This means televisions with antennas, rabbit ears or well-sculpted pieces of foil could pick...

The United States converted from analog broadcasting to digital broadcasting on June 12, 2009. On that day all full-power TV stations were required by law to make the switch.

In the summer of 2009, TV stations in the United States stopped broadcasting in analog format and started broadcasting digitally. Digital TV signals allow such things as high-definition TV...

On June 12, 2009, a law mandating that all full-power broadcast television stations switch from an analog signal to a digital signal went into effect. Much of the hype around the benefits of the...

Television stations are all converting to digital transmission for a reason. The digital broadcast signal has numerous advantages over the analog signal that will aid television broadcasts in the...

Digital televisions are designed to increase the look, feel and quality of programming by using advanced broadcasting technology. According to the government's digital TV website, using digital...

The digital television transition has caused older TV antennas to become less useful, but even the new digital antennae work in almost the same way as their older analog counterparts.

Local television stations broadcast digital programming through over-the-air digital radio signals. The signals are beamed from one of the station's transmitter towers and received by your digital...

Determining whether your Panasonic TV is digital is an important consideration with the conversion of all terrestrial broadcasting signals from analog to digital. To continue receiving TV...

Digital televisions replaced older analog sets in mid-2009. The term "digital" refers to the way in which television signals are broadcast and the means by which the information is picked up and...

All television signals changed from analog to digital. Many consumers wonder if their analog television antenna works with the new digital signal. Or should they purchase a new digital antenna....

If you have an older TV, your TV is probably only ready to receive analog broadcasting through your antenna. However, all free, over-the-air television has transitioned to digital TV. By law of...

All U.S. high-power television stations are now digitally broadcast. An analog television set can still be used, provided a digital converter, cable box or satellite receiver is connected as well....

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With the digital transition of television broadcasting you need a digital tuner in your television to be able to watch over-the-air broadcasts. While some televisions will state on the cabinet...

Terrestrial digital television is the transmission of a television signal with land-based antennas. The major difference between digital and analog TV signals is that the digital signal is...

High-definition TV (HDTV) is all the rage these days, but it's hard to pin down exactly what the term means. HDTV is sometimes confused with digital TV--a connected but not necessarily synonymous...

By the middle of 2009, all television stations in the United States will broadcast exclusively in digital, rather than in analog as they have done for many years. The switch frees up a great deal...

As the digital revolution picks up speed, consumers may be confused by what constitutes digital TV. A digital TV is one capable of receiving a digital signal--as opposed to an analog signal,...

With U.S. television broadcasters slated to complete a switch to digital signals in June 2009, owners of analog televisions who rely on signals received over the air are going to be left in the...

Analog TV signals are transmitted over the air as frequency and amplitude modulation, the same as with radio. Digital TV is also transmitted over the air, but as bits and pieces of data, very much...

In many ways, digital radio antennas work just like other radio antennas. A powerful electronic current runs through a broadcast tower. This current oscillates, changing directions thousands or...