Hi Marsha, The DTV converter boxes are needed only to receive local television stations directly over the air and only for older television sets that do not have a digital tuner in them. Part of the agreement to require television to turn off the analog and transmit only digital signals by February 2009 was that coupons would be provided to help people purchase two of these converter boxes so they would not have to buy a new television set.
The reason for the change from analog to digital television was done so there would be more spectrum available for cell phone companies, wireless devices etc. The cost of providing the coupons was incurred by the companies that purchased the spectrum. The companies paid the United States government over eighteen billion dollars for the new spectrum. Hope this made sense. Tom ** Original Message From: Marsha ** >Hi > Perhaps someone can explain this to me in very simple >terms. Since satellite signals are digital. Since The >satellite receiver receives the digital signal and turns it >into analog signals which can be used by the analog >television. Why do you need a converter for the analog >televisions when the switch is made from analog to digital >signals. Thank you for your help. > >Marsha Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
