DTV: The Countdown Continues
As many of you may know we are less than two months away from the transition to Digital Television. Last night on Chicago Tonight I took part in segment with Phil Ponce where I answered viewer's questions. Here are some of the things we discussed:
- A viewer with a digital TV says their TV failed the DTV test because they saw the "your TV is not ready for DTV" warning. This could have happened because the viewer was switched to an analog channel, which means they would have seen that message.
- Expired Coupons: Since the DTV $40 coupons have an expiration date of 90 days, you need to make steps to purchase your converter box quickly. There is no way to apply for another coupon if yours expires. FCC is suggesting you ask a friend or neighbor (who is not applying for their coupons) to help and apply for their coupons. It is not crime to give your coupons away.
- Using VCRs with the Transition. You can still use VCRs with the transition. The difficult part comes in programming those VCRs. Since your recorded signal will come from the digital converter box it will become a bit hard to program your VCR. Check out a segment we did earlier in this blog about hooking up your VCR.
- A viewer with a digital TV says their TV failed the DTV test because they saw the "your TV is not ready for DTV" warning. This could have happened because the viewer was switched to an analog channel, which means they would have seen that message.
- Expired Coupons: Since the DTV $40 coupons have an expiration date of 90 days, you need to make steps to purchase your converter box quickly. There is no way to apply for another coupon if yours expires. FCC is suggesting you ask a friend or neighbor (who is not applying for their coupons) to help and apply for their coupons. It is not crime to give your coupons away.
- Using VCRs with the Transition. You can still use VCRs with the transition. The difficult part comes in programming those VCRs. Since your recorded signal will come from the digital converter box it will become a bit hard to program your VCR. Check out a segment we did earlier in this blog about hooking up your VCR.
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1 Comments:
Dear Christian,
First I would like to thank you for the work you have done on Chicago Tonight educating the public on DTV conversion.
I'm writing today to ask you and your producers to consider speaking to a wider audience. The folks that will loose their TV signal, the elderly, the poor, the mentally ill, home-bound, digitally challenged, etc. don't and or can not comprehend what you are speaking of.
Once you and Phil Ponce were making light of the fact in that only people on a reservation might not be ready or realize how this will effect them. Well many people all over the country might need a friend or neighbor to help in buying and hooking up the converter box to their antenna. I am tech savvy girl and it was not easy for me to set up.
I wish other local stations would care as much as Channel 11 in regards to this issue.
After all, you are "The Window to the World" to so many that count on you for news, children's programs, and the phenomenal arts programing and education.
Thank you,
Jenny Learner
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