Analog broadcast TV signals will stop in February 1999
 

Analog over-the-air TV broadcast will be dropped in a year and a half.

As I understand it, those with cable won't have to worry about it since their cable boxes already convert digital signals to analog. The rest of us will have to buy a converter, buy an HDTV, or do without.

We could probably do without in our house since we watch so little TV. However, we do like to watch the Olympics when they come up. And the in-laws like to watch the news when they visit.

And there's always the possibility that I'll get the 'wants' for a wide-screen TV. :)

Anyone else cableless?

Yeah. Over here.

As I understand it, my roof top antenna will probably still work, but the number of channels I currently get (including a bunch of fuzzy ones) will drop significantly. With digital, you either get the channel, or you don't. If the signal is weak, you don't get it. I'll probably drop from 12 or so channels down to 5. We'll see.

I'm also not too thrilled with the selection and price of HDTVs now. You should be able to get a name brand mid sized TV for around $400 in my mind. The prices aren't there yet.

What year will it be dropped?

I needed a new TV...got one for $100, not really big, not really small, but had the warning that I will need a "special box" (which I like to think I already have) when they convert. I figured I'll either get the box but by then I should have a better TV, maybe cable, anyway.

Dude.......... Did you say 1999? 1999?

Like, 8 years ago?

lol...I didn't catch that!

I have three tvs. One is a small flat screen I don't like because it's small. I have a huge cheap $300. dollar one that just went out on me after 2 years. It's too heavy to move without a boyfriend. j/k

My favorite tv is a small regular tv with a great picture.

My next tv will be a HD flat screen. Totally flat ..the ones you can hang on the wall if'in you want.

I did but I didn't want to come off as a bitch.

Oh, so I'm a bitch because I caught that and pointed it out!

Haaaarumph!

Is it too late to get a big, cheap TV that's the wrong kind? I don't watch TV, all I need is S-Video for my DVD changer.

Sure you can...you can get the one that will be "obsolete" at a much cheaper rate than a comparable sized "newer" one. If that's all your using it for, you should look around.

Craigslist has lots of them. Used, perfectly good and cheap.

In fact, I bet most towns will change their policies in the next year or so if they haven't already to make you pay to throw them away.

All I need to do now is measure the size of the hole in my entertainment center...

Also, my dad had a great idea about building a homemade jumbo-tron ha ha ha srsly

When I saw the title, I thought someone had revived an old thread...to point out that analog signals didn't stop in 1999. :rolleyes:

Flint man, it's too bad you live all the way over in TX--we have a gigantic TV that we're trying to get rid of. It would probably cost more to ship than what we're selling for, though.