http://www.hometheaterhifi.com/blog/2008/05/29/daily-blog-ross-jones-may-29-2008-waiting-for-the-analog-tv-shutdown/ Secrets of Home Theater and Hi Fi Thu, 04 Dec 2008 04:02:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 http://www.hometheaterhifi.com/blog/2008/05/29/daily-blog-ross-jones-may-29-2008-waiting-for-the-analog-tv-shutdown/#comment-759 Ross Jones Wed, 11 Jun 2008 16:20:32 +0000 http://www.hometheaterhifi.com/blog/2008/05/29/daily-blog-ross-jones-may-29-2008-waiting-for-the-analog-tv-shutdown/#comment-759 You're correct; the federal mandate applies only to OTA, not cable. Cable companies are trying to migrate away from analog as well, but as you point out, people with analog sets can plug directly into the wall and receive analog signals. You’re correct; the federal mandate applies only to OTA, not cable. Cable companies are trying to migrate away from analog as well, but as you point out, people with analog sets can plug directly into the wall and receive analog signals.

]]> http://www.hometheaterhifi.com/blog/2008/05/29/daily-blog-ross-jones-may-29-2008-waiting-for-the-analog-tv-shutdown/#comment-746 Ken T. Thu, 05 Jun 2008 18:16:04 +0000 http://www.hometheaterhifi.com/blog/2008/05/29/daily-blog-ross-jones-may-29-2008-waiting-for-the-analog-tv-shutdown/#comment-746 I was under the impression that cable subscribers - even the ones who don't use STBs and connect the cable directly from the wall to the TV - would not need to pick up a convert box. Are you absolutely sure about this? I was under the impression that cable subscribers - even the ones who don’t use STBs and connect the cable directly from the wall to the TV - would not need to pick up a convert box. Are you absolutely sure about this?

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