We are being thrown a sop, because they are greedily destroying a perfectly good analog system and replacing it with an unwanted digital system. At least that is how I see it. On the one hand, they are rendering your old set useless. So they will be allowing TV broadcasting on only a narrow band — I want to say the freed up frequencies will be used for cell phones — anyone know? Caption This Picture Ungrateful N.
Welfare Bum 21 Dec. The police are planning to use them for WIFI reporting of parking meter fines, among other things. The digital world allows them to block your right to record the signal as determined by the Supreme Court in the Sony Betamax decision.
The DCMA prohibits circumventing codes that prohibit copying digital data. My DVR could detect a macrovision signal and would display a warning and shut off the recording functionality so I could not transfer any old tape content to a disc regardless if I owned a factory tape and would not be sharing content. Usage of the analog system is in sharp decline - I have not been to a house without either cable, satellite or video over IP in years. Where I live there is already too much on TV.
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I just heard about this today My first thought was Is this an appropriate use of tax dollars? This page has been archived and is no longer actively maintained by the FCC. Digital Television is an advanced broadcasting technology that has transformed the television viewing experience. DTV enables broadcasters to offer television with better picture and sound quality, and multiple channels of programming.
Since June 13, , full-power television stations nationwide have been required to broadcast exclusively in a digital format. The switch from analog to digital broadcast television is known as the Digital Television Transition.
In , Congress authorized the distribution of an additional broadcast channel to every full-power TV station so that each station could launch a digital broadcast channel while simultaneously continuing analog broadcasting.
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