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Is the US Ready For the Switch To DTV?

Posted by Soulskill on from the if-so,-can-the-commercials-stop? dept.

tonsofpcs writes "On Monday, September 8, Wilmington, NC will be the first television market (#135) to make the switch to DTV by shutting off their analog transmitters. This forum will be posting updates throughout the coming months to keep everyone updated on how the transition works so that we are all prepared come February 17, 2009. So far, it seems Wilmington will still be going ahead as planned, despite Tropical Storm Hanna's proximity."

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  1. Re:UK is *very* different by electrictroy · · Score: 0, Redundant

    >>>Plus, no messing around with tuning at all

    I find it hard to believe you can pull-in UK Terrestrial without adjusting your antenna. I've seen images of the boxes, and they include "strength" bars to make tuning easier for UK viewers.

    I suspect you're discussing DTV through cable or a dish, which is non-relevant to this over-the-air topic.

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