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Digital TV Delay Bill: Pass It Already!
Today @ PC World — ... the digital delay bill will pass, and probably within a week or so. Hopefully it will so that Congress can move on to more important issues. (You can guess what they are.) True, the rabbit-ears crowd has had three years to get a converter box, and few could have missed the endless barrage of TV spots warning about the Fed ’09 switchover. But the Feds did run out of $40 coupons designed to defray the cost of the digital tuners, a funding fiasco that has lead to a waiting list at the government site set up to distribute the vouchers. In other words, you can’t blame the whole ...

Got spare DTV coupons? Retrevo can get them to those in need
Ars Technica — Did you order a couple of those DTV converter box coupons from the government, but never got around to using them? Maybe you just redeemed one, but not the other? Perhaps you bought a digital TV instead or you've decided to use this occasion to renounce television altogether. Well, if you're wondering what to do with those extra cards (they're not exactly suitable for framing), here's a suggestion: send them over to the ...

Digital TV Switch Coming Tuesday For Many, Despite Delay
Today @ PC World — ... they may have to postpone the switchover to prevent their cities from losing all analog network broadcasts. The partial switch will no doubt add confusion to an already mismanaged conversion program. To receive digital signals, analog TV owners must either buy a digital converter box, sign up for a cable or satellite service, or get a new TV with a built-in digital tuner. The Federal government is offering $40 vouchers to defray the cost of the $50 to $70 converter boxes, but the underfunded Coupon Program ran out of money on January 4, 2009. And while the ...

Digital TV Switch Coming Today for Many, Despite Delay
Today @ PC World — ... sign up for a cable or satellite service, or get a new TV with a built-in digital tuner. The Federal government is offering $40 vouchers to defray the cost of the $50 to $70 converter boxes, but the underfunded coupon program ran out of money on January 4, 2009. And while the government's ...