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It's the final word from congress and the FCC. On February 17, 2009 --- just 3 years from yesterday --- all analog TV broadcasting must end. This is the order date set by Congress. As of that date -- all TV Broadcasting will be only in DIGITAL. All consumers with old analog only TV sets will need to obtain a separate converter box to be able to view any over-the-air broadcasts OR purchase a new HDTV set. This will open up the upper UHF TV channels - ( 700 Mhz band ) - for use by Public Safety Radio users and enable the FCC to "AUCTION OFF" the majority of spectrum. ----- Hey buddy can you spare a few hundred bucks so I can go out a buy a new HDTV ???

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This subject hits close to home for me since I work for the big bad cable company.

NO you will not a an HDTV. YES you will need a cable box on every tv to watch tv. Just like dish.

One thing that needs to be cleared up is DIGITAL broadcasts and HD broadcasts.....Its not the same thing.

Your normal overpriced HDTV with the built in HD decoder will not be able to convert digital signals from the cable company. The only thing it does is give you over the air HD.

BTW if you own a TV that has a cable card slot.....you're going to be very dissapointed when the 2.0 cable cards come out. Motorola messed up.

The cable card tv that you bought ummmm yesterday is not capable of decoding the things that you are missing with a cable box....on demand and an actual tv guide from your cable provider. You have a 1.0 slot.

As of a month ago, most of the Washington market (that has service through the big bad cable company) has been converted to digital simulcast....meaning your analog channels 2-99 are now digital.

The big bad cable company is simulcasting channels 2-99. If you dont have a cable box, you see no difference, if you have one then those channels are digital. Come 2009, you will see a difference when the 14 tv's you dont have a cable box on go snowy. While the tv and cable box are on, go to channel...lets say 5. On your remote press cable,power,select. go to option 3 "in band status". You will see the freq is above 600mhz and the modulation type is 256 quam. Its digital...meaning..... its compressed. Thats all digital means.....compressed.... Say it with me....C-O-M-P-R-E-S-S-E-D

The FCC reg is correct about all digital. Just remember its DIGITAL.....not HD.

Hope this helps.

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