Comments on: FAQ: What does the digital-TV switch actually mean?

It's not too early to think about how to ensure your television won't go dark when analog broadcasts shut down in 2009.
Photos: Converting from analog to digital TV

[exmoviddude]

Current usage of box?

Does anyone have an idea of how much current these boxes draw? Battery life in the camping environment is limited. Now we have to contend with the box, the inverter and the TV drawing current or buy a new TV!

[bullstuff2009]

So far, the DC/NTIA has not changed its restrictions which prevent residents nursing and group homes from recieving vouchers. Hey-- the clock is ticking. Get moving!

[bb692]

TV is not a huge priority for me but there are a few shows I watch when in season. I can only get one channel (no antenna). I wonder if a digital TV or converter box would allow me to get my lone channel 13?

[shutitup]

Well, this is just another example of ur government screwing us. I don't care about what all the "pro digital" folks have said, talking down to people who have complained about this. Just because some of you can afford to buy the newest and best of everything is no reason to talk down to people. Please grow up. More than half of the country lives week to week. And yes, dakotabrown34 thank you. You nailed it right on the head. We SHOULD have a choice in the matter. Any time the government forces something down out throats, we should stop and ask, "what the hell is this all about?" THAT is what made us America, NOT just standing there and taking the abuse we have been.

For those who don't know the facts, the government has been trying to tax TV veiwing since it began and they have not een able to. Why? The nature of the broadcasting signal. With an aerial or rabbit ears, anybody can get the signal free. Well, guess what people? They won.

Now, not only do you have to pay taxes to watch TV, but you have to spend extra to (at the very least) covert to a digital signal. For those of us who ran out and bought a new HDTV, we spent TONS of money and guess what? Without ALSO paying even more for an HDTV receiver, the picture SUCKS! Man, I haven't seen motion blur, pixelation, and color distortion like that since the old days of worn out VHS tapes. So, now I have a 2 grand TV and the picture quality is far worse than my old CRT TV (which had a pretty sharp, clear picture, I might add). So, now, in order to get back to decent viewing I have to spend an extra $40+ for the HDTV package addition.

[marblehead1]

I have two tv's, neither has a digital tuner. One is in the living room, the other in my bedroom. Can I buy one converter box and use a splitter on the "out to tv" to connect to both tv's? The tv's are about 30 feet apart. if I carry the remote from room to room and the converter box gets the signal from the remote will it work? I live alone and never have both tv's on at the same time.
Thanks.