Friday Poll: How are you prepping for D(TV) Day?

News.com Poll

Digital TV decisions
How do you plan to handle the DTV transition?

I don't care, I have cable or satellite.
I already watch digital broadcasts on my HDTV.
I'm using my converter box now.
On my to-do list: converter box.
Not worth the hassle; I'm going dark.

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D(TV) Day™ is fast approaching, and according to a new survey, 3 million Americans who rely on analog over-the-air reception will let their sets go "dark" after the transition on February 17, 2009. (Don't worry about them; they'll just sit alone in the dark not watching digital TV.)

But maybe you're not ready to let your 1986 rabbit-eared beauty hop off onto the junk pile. If you're among those still inhabiting analog broadcast TV land, how do you plan to handle the shift to the 21st century? Take our poll, and if none of our answer choices fit, be sure to suggest your own in the Talkback section below. As for the video, it may just make your day.

[sanenazok]

I plugged in a DTV converter box to a B&W 20" Set from the sixties. Sweet! DTV here I come.

[LarryH]

Your question about already watching digital broadcasts on an HDTV doesn't quite fit me even though that's how I answered the poll. I watch on a non-High Def CRT TV that has a built-in digital tuner. It was a much more affordable option to a true HDTV when I bought it a few years ago. It was only $200-$300 for a 27" CRT unit. It may have to letterbox the wide screen programming (or lose the outside edges) but it works.

Basically, a digital TV is not necessarily an HDTV.

Thanks.

[surfaceunits]

I purchased and DVD Recorder with ATSC tuner for OTA broadcasts.

[skasner]

That video was undeniably awesome.