Will there be enough converters available?

March 27th, 2009 at 1:33 pm by Dennis Majewicz under TV Tech Talk

Here’s something to consider if you’ve been putting off that converter purchase:

From Reuters

Despite industry assurances to the contrary, federal regulators are expressing concern about whether there will be enough set-top digital-converter boxes for viewers who will need them after the transition to all-digital TV signals in mid-June. “I do share the concern about whether inventory levels will be sufficient to get us through June 12 and also after June 12,” said Anna Gomez, the acting head of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration.

The complete story is here: http://tinyurl.com/dlnhbp

dm

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5 Responses to “Will there be enough converters available?”

  1. blockclubof1 says:
    March 27, 2009 at 2:38 pm

    Guess we’ll have to step up those imports from China!

  2. blockclubof1 says:
    March 27, 2009 at 2:41 pm

    If it’s soooo important to free up the analog frequency spectrum, what are we going to do about those pesky Canadian analog broadcasters?

  3. Dennis Majewicz says:
    March 30, 2009 at 12:10 pm

    All the frequency allotments near the borders (US and Canada) are well coordinated. Most of the country will not have problems.

    dm

  4. How to Get Six Pack Fast says:
    April 15, 2009 at 9:51 am

    The style of writing is quite familiar . Did you write guest posts for other blogs?

  5. Dennis Majewicz says:
    April 17, 2009 at 11:21 am

    Sorry, no I do not.

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