Digital TV Converter Box Coupons
Submitted by: KnightMare @ 09:35 PM | Tuesday, January 1, 2008 | (url: https://www.dtv20...)
Millions of $40 government coupons become available Tuesday to help low-tech television owners buy special converter boxes for older TVs that might not work after the switch to digital broadcasting.
Beginning Feb. 18, 2009, anyone who does not own a digital set and still gets their programming via over-the-air antennas will no longer receive a picture.
That's the day the television industry completes its transition from old-style analog broadcasting to digital.
The converter boxes are expected to cost between $50 and $70 and will be available at most major electronics retail stores. Starting Tuesday, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration will begin accepting requests for two $40 coupons per household to be used toward the purchase of the boxes.
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Ron Paul would have kept us using SDTV for at least two more decades.I haven't heard of the government phasing out SDTV...