Category: Digital TV Conversion

  • Digital TV Conversion Update

    Talk about history!  Well I found this missing blog too….enjoy! +++ As you all know by now, the new date for the switch to digital TV is June 12, 2009. At that time, all old TV’s now using an antenna will lose their signal. To try to help, the Tracy VirtualOffice is offering free hands-on…

  • Comcast Buys NBC

    Interesting development this morning as Comcast purchased NBC Universal from General Electric. The technology mergers continue.  In recent weeks we have seen the marriages of Tandberg and Cisco, Logitech and Lifesize, and now Comcast and NBC.  Very interesting times… A NY Times article says: “Almost immediately, the transaction reshapes the nation’s entertainment industry, giving a…

  • Digital TV Conversion Delayed

    According to this CNN article, it appears that the digital TV conversion has been delayed until June 12, 2009. Check out my Blog entries on this topic, especially the installation of a converter box on a very old TV (with twin antenna inputs) and a newer TV with a coax antenna input.   There are…

  • Digital TV Conversion Feb 2009

    Assuming the change does not get delayed (see this NY Times article), in about a month, the analog TV signal from TV stations will be turned off.   If you have an old TV connected to an outside antenna or rabbit ears, you will need to make some changes to prepare for the change.  I…