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Since June 2008, the Motion Picture Association of America (“MPAA”) has moved forward with a petition to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for the right to use selectable output control (SOC).  This practice involves disabling the analog or digital portions of a video stream to the consumer.  The MPAA claims… Continue Reading »

This Friday, broadcasters will stop sending out analog signals and make the DTV transition.  However, even with an extended digital TV deadline imposed, an estimated 3 million homes are not prepared to make the transition.  This represents roughly 2.5 percent of the television market. Nielsen released the report this Wednesday… Continue Reading »

Welcome back to your favorite soap opera, “As the Digital Transition Turns.”  So what’s in this latest installment?  No, not another delay.  This time, it’s all about notice. Analog and digital signals may not reach the same area.  If that is the case, then television stations must tell their viewers… Continue Reading »

Although congress has delayed the mandatory February 17 deadline of switching to digital TV, many analog television owners may be in for a rude awakening when they try to watch their shows on that day and find a snowy picture. Approximately 500 television stations have announced that they plan to… Continue Reading »

Here we go again, indeed.  The DTV transition was originally scheduled for February 17, but Democrat Senators wanted to pass a bill that would postpone it for 4 months because they thought 6.5 million people were not ready yet. I can imagine that, if Americans are anything like me, they… Continue Reading »

The digital television transition is coming this February.  While I’m sure that every Gadgetell reader is ready for the change, San Diego is testing its residents tomorrow.  At 6:58 PM on January 22, 2009, all the major broadcast networks (including the local CBS, NBC, ABC, and Fox affiliates) will drop… Continue Reading »

The transition to digital television is still set to take place on February 18th, 2008 with the last analog broadcasts airing on February 17.  At that time, televisions without digital tuners will not be able to receive television over the air.  The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) does not want the… Continue Reading »

After a bit of a delay, Dish Network has confirmed that they will be releasing the DTVPal DVR mid-December.  However, you can pre-order it starting next week.  Originally introduced as the EchoStar TR-50 when it was shown at the Consumer Electronics Show the beginning of the year, the slightly modified… Continue Reading »

Despite uneasy feelings on Wall Stre5et, electronic gadgets are predicted to gain in sales by 3.5 percent over last year’s Q4.  While overall spending is set to decline on holiday shopping, gadgets are somewhat immune.  According the CEA (Consumer Electronics Association), specific gadgets will still do extremely well this holiday… Continue Reading »

This Tuesday, October 28th, NYC is cutting out analog television for three minutes.  They aren’t pulling any punches; analog signals will go dark between 5:58PM and 6:01PM right in time to mess up most news programs. If you aren’t aware, on February 19, 2009, all television broadcasts in the U.S.… Continue Reading »