New digital tv??!?

When the change happen with the digital tv, will I enjoy to buy a new tv and I really entail to know if it will work with my existing dvd and vcr. I know that vcr's are outdated but I still use mine and I inevitability to know if the dvd's I already own will work too.


Answers:    (This answer assumes you are in the US)

>will I own to buy a new tv

No, you can maintain using your old TV.

>if it will work beside my existing dvd and vcr.

Yes these will work with DTVs.

If you seize TV broadcasts over the air you will obligation a converter box. Starting in Jan 2008 the rule will have a coupon program so you can buy a couple of them for going on for $20 each. If you seize good analog UHF (ch 14-69) signals, you should know how to use your old TV antenna.


Cable and satellite companies will still supply the prehistoric type analog signals to customers, but some cable customers who now connect their TV directly to the cable outlet will own to use a cable box. If your satellite receiver includes an over the heavens tuner for local channels, you would any need a fresh satellite receiver or one of the $20 converters to maintain getting them.

You will still be able to history programs on your VCR, but you will have to narrative the signal from a converter box for OTA or the analog output from your cable/satellite service.

Cheat Sheet
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Old type OTA TV signals = NTSC = "Analog TV"

New type OTA TV signals = ATSC = "Digital TV" = DTV

Digital signals used on some cable systems = QAM

OTA = "Over the Air" = stuff you get through your TV antenna

"CECB" = parliament speak for TV converter boxes that qualify for their coupon program. Stands for "Coupon-Eligible Converter Box"
At midnight on February 17, 2009, all analog TV broadcasting within the US will cease, next to the exception of low power broadcasters. In January, 2008, you can apply for two coupons worth $40 off the price (around $60) of two over the upper air digital converters which will allow you to watch the digital OTA TV on an analog set. You can use the converter surrounded by front of a TV or VCR. Howeveer, the tuning is done in the converter, so time shift tape with the VCR won't work, except for a single preset focus, each time. You can verbs to use your VCR and DVD to feed your TV as in a minute.
If you live in a fringe nouns, you may have to upgrade your antenna. There is no such point as a "digital or HDTV" antenna. An antenna is an antenna, so don't get sucked within to a "special" high priced antenna.

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