Antennas will NOT be obsolete
Posted By: Old part-timer on 2009-01-21
In Reply to: Odd question about local channels... - sbMT
Antennas can and will work with digital TV! This is one of the biggest misunderstandings of this whole situation and one Direct TV and the cable companies love. The converter box WILL work with your antenna. I got a converter box months ago and it works just fine with my antenna. I now get more channels than I ever did before.
On the other hand, if you use rabbit ears and are in a rural area, they usually do not get a strong enough signal to work with digital TV. But if you have a big roof antenna, you're going to be fine.
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The antenna won't be obsolete, just the signal
a digital signal, but the older TV sets won't understand it and won't get a picture unless you buy a converter box. They're inexpensive, and they work like a charm! I do recommend getting a better antenna, though, if possible.
The local channels will be digital, too, if I'm not mistaken. The old analog channels are going to be used for something else.
Even though we the 'big switch' isn't 'til February 17, there are already many channels broadcasting in digital and HD already. Imagine my surprise, when my older, snowy-pictured, hand-me-down TV set that only got 3 fuzzy channels, suddenly got 8-10 crystal-clear channels! I was so amazed at the picture, I sat and stared at it for HOURS. I even watched GOLF... suddenly everything was beautiful!
The digital signal is a little strange, in that it's either on, or it's off. No fuzzy in-between, like before. So if something is in the way of the signal of one of your channels, like a mountain or a tall building, the signal may not come in, or else like me with the ABC network, I get it well during the day, not so well in the evening. Only thing I can figure is, since a live on a steep hill, maybe someone on the street above me is parking a car or a camper or something in a spot that makes my signal break up.
But I'm already so thrilled with the free, digital TV that's already out there, that I CAN'T WAIT 'til they make the switch, because there will probably be even more channels I can get.
If this was so, your 'asking ' was completely obsolete,
the doctor would have performed an episiotomy right away, as a necessity.
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