Digital TV Clarification
January 25, 2008
The digital TV transition mandated by the federal government for Feb. 2009 applies ONLY to TV signals that are broadcast and received over the air. Those over-the-air signals — transmitted by TV stations — will be changed from “analog” format to “digital” format. However, TV signals transmitted over cable lines will not change in Feb. 2009.
That means, if you have non-digital cable today, it will continue to work.
Of course, you might want to upgrade to digital cable for the other benefits it provides (like more channels, sharper pictures, pay-per-view movies and events, etc.) — but you don’t have to upgrade to digital cable just because TV stations are required to change the format of their over-the-air signals in Feb. 2009.
We’ve updated our standard Q&A accordingly.
Entry Filed under: Digital TV Transition. .
