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Digital TV Antenna Reviews

2009-02-24T07:59:00.000-08:00

Along with the converter box reviews that I provided links to earlier I am now giving you all links to a ton of digital antennas. Most of these digital antennas work with digital TVs and some of them even work directly with TV converter boxes.

RCA ANT1550
Winegard MS 2000
Channel Master CM 3000
Winegard GS1100
Winegard HD7082P
Antennas Direct Clearstream C4
Winegard HD7698P
Antennas Direct DB8
Winegard HA0130
Wi-Ex Zboost YX510
Channel Master CM 4221MHD
RCA ANT1450
Winegard SS 3000
Channel Master CM 3671
Winegard SS 2000
Antennas Direct Clearstream C1
Antennas Direct Clearstream C2
Antennas Direct 43XG
Antennas Direct DB2
Antennas Direct DB4
Winegard 7080P
Channel Master CM 4228HD
DX Antenna DTA 700
Antennas Direct 91XG
Channel Master CM 4220HD
RCA ANT1400
RCA ANT806
RCA ANT1500
Winegard HD7697P
Artec AN2
Channel Master CM 4221HD
Antenna Craft Y5-7-13
Winegard HD9075P
Winegard HD 1080
Winegard HD7010
Winegard HD7694P
Winegard HD7695P
Winegard RS 1500
Winegard RS 2000
Winegard HD7696P
DX Antenna DTA 5000.
RCA ANT2000
Winegard HD9022
Antenna Craft HDX1000

Digital TV Converter Box Reviews

2008-10-13T10:17:00.000-07:00

Today I found a great list of converter box reviews from another person that has a blogspot blog. If you are interested in checking out individual reviews you can click on the any of the names from below and you will be taken directly to its review page.

Tivax STB-T8
Tivax STB-T9
Digital Stream DSP7700P
Zinwell ZAT-970A
Magnavox TB100MW9
Channel Master CM-7000
RCA DTA800B1
Lasonic LTA-260
Sansonic FT300A
GE 23334
Winegrad RC-DT09A
Alpha Digital AT2016
Dish Network DTVPal Plus
Dish Network TR-40 CRA
Access HD DTA1010D
Access HD DTA1010U
Access HD DTA1080D
Dish Network DTVPal
Microgem MG2000
Philco TB100HH9
Artec T3A Pro
GE 22730
GE 22729
GE 23333
Artec T3AP Pro
Insignia NS-DXA1
Zenith DTT900
Zenith DTT901
RCA DTA800B
Digital Stream DTX9900
Magnavox TB100MG9
COShip N9988T
COShip N9900T
Venturer STB7766G
Apex DT250
Goodmind DTA 1000
Zentech EZTV DF2000
Access HD DTA1020D
Access HD DTA1020U
Digital Stream DTX9950
Digital Stream DSP7500T
Digital Stream DSP7700T
Access HD DTA1080U

Friends of The Digital Television Facts Blog

2008-09-12T10:53:00.000-07:00

I just wanted to give out some link juice to one of my friends. This friend of mines blog is Weezy's 2 Cents. Here you can find all kinds of random information that is all really good.

Go ahead and follow the link there and check it out for yourself.

What is the Digital Television Transition?

2008-06-23T21:43:00.000-07:00

The digital television transition is the gradual switch from the old style analog television signals to the newer digital television signals.

Back in the late 1990's Congress passed a law stating that in February of 2009 all full-power television stations in the U.S.A would be required to switch to a fully digital television signal. This means that these stations will no longer broadcast simultaneously in both digital and analog but will now broadcast in only digital.

So what? No more analog TV signals... What the big deal with that?

The big deal is that millions and millions of Americans TVs will go fuzzy on February 17th, 2009 because they are not equipped to run off of digital TV signals. For anyone that bought a TV before 2004 there is a very high likely hood that your TV will not work after the transition. If your TV does not have a digital tuner then it will no longer work unless you subscribe to cable, satellite (dish TV or Direct TV), or get a digital converter box.

Digital converter boxes cost about $50 right now and can be purchased for just over $10 if you get one of the government issued converter box coupons. These coupons can be used at most major electronics retailers and allow you to get $40 off the purchase of your dtv converter box.

The DTV transition will allow consumers to get digital TV on for all television stations and will provide them with a few benefits including a better picture, better sound quality, and more programming options.

The initial costs of the transition will be somewhat expensive for consumers but overall I think that the benefits outweigh these, especially since the government will be picking up most of the costs themselves.

For more information about a digital TV converter you can visit the governments http://dtv2009.gov/ website or this TV converter box reviews page.

Different Ways to Receive Digital Television

2008-06-23T08:48:00.000-07:00

Currently there are four different ways that will allow you get digital television signals in your home and enjoy the benefits of Digital TV.

The first of these ways to use a digital antenna on a TV with a digital tuner. This is very similar to how we all pick up free over the air television stations with out analog TV. The only difference is that our TV must have a digital tuner in order to pick up digital television signals.

The second way to get digital television is by subscribing to cable. By subscribing to digital cable we can get digital television signals regardless of whether or not our TV has a digital tuner.

The third way to get digital television is by subscribing to satellite. When subscribing you need to specifically request digital satellite. Digital satellite television will allow you to get digital signals.

The fourth and final way to get digital television is by getting a TV converter box for your old analog TV. Getting a digital TV converter box allows you to essentially converter your analog TV into a digital TV. A converter box is a small box that hook into your TV and allows it to function just as if it has its own built in digital tuner.

There are several different ways for you to get digital television on your TV and all of them are simple and easy. I suggest that you go ahead and make the transition to digital TV today so that you can begin enjoying the benefits. If you choose not to do it today you will be forced to do it in about a year when the DTV transition occurs. Why not do it today and begin receiving the benefits immediately?

What is digital television?

2008-06-23T08:23:00.000-07:00

Digital television is the sending and receiving of images through a new type of discrete signals. These signals are much less consuming than the older analog signals that were used in the past.

Digital television was first broadcast in the later 1990's and has grown ever since. Digital television was seen by the television industry as a great thing for several reasons. First was that they saw the opportunity to make more money off of it (Damn Corporate Monsters). The second reason was that it would allow consumers to get better picture quality and more programming options.

Digital television will help broadcasters and consumer electronics companies to make more money. Consumer electronics companies will make more money because they will sell a lot of new digital televisions. People will not be able to resist the benefits of digital TV and the result will be the sale of a lot of new televisions. Broadcasters will be able to make more money because of multi-casting. This will allow broadcasters to provide more channels while not using up anymore of the signal spectrum. The result will be more viewers and more advertising dollars.

Digital television is good for consumers because it is allowing many of them to get much better picture and sound quality. Digital television has also afforded them many more programming options through multi casting. Multi casting is only possible through digital signals and allows TV stations to put out more shows at one time. For example, channel 7 might be about to put out different shows on channels 7.1, 7.2, and 7.3.

Digital television was a relatively new technology just a few years ago but it has grown rapidly since its introduction. Currently the grow of digital television is astronomical and will only continue to grow in the future with the governments required switch to digital signals only. In February of 2009 the government will require all television stations to switch over the a 100% digital television signal and will no longer allow analog TV signals. This switch is known as the DTV transition and will require consumers to get a digital TV, cable, satellite, or a digital TV converter box.

In my next post I am going to go over how you can get your own digital TV signal and begin enjoying the benefits of digital TV.

Digital Television Facts

2008-06-23T08:16:00.001-07:00

Welcome to my digital television blog. Here you will be able to find all the information you need to know about digital television. This blog will cover many different things related to digital television. Some of the topics discussed here include the Digital transition, digital televisions, the benefits of digital televisions, and general facts about digital television.

Feel free to contact us if you have any questions regarding digital television and we will do our best to answer them.