Battery Powered TV's Not Ready For DTV

Tools

By WEEK Producer

Story Published: Oct 17, 2008 at 3:29 PM CDT

Story Updated: Oct 17, 2008 at 7:55 PM CDT

The Nielsen Company reported earlier this week more than nine million U.S. homes are not ready for the DTV switch. Another 12 and a half million homes would have at least one TV that won't work.

Four months from today (10-17-08) broadcast television stations around the country will be broadcasting only in digital.

Your living room TV may already be set for the digital signal conversion, but is your portable TV?

All of the nation's seven million battery operated TV sets are analog and that could be a problem in an emergency.

The digital converter boxes must be plugged into a wall and that renders them useless when the power is out. Electronic manufacturers are working on new mobile TV sets that would receive a separate signal.

If you still need a converter box for your TV, you can get a government coupon to help pay for it, just go to click on News Links on the navigation bar.

Saturday, Oct 18 at 4:11 PM Dawn McGatney wrote ...

You can purchase a converter box that runs off of six D batteries.

Friday, Oct 17 at 4:49 PM vickie wrote ...

how is the tvs that are hand heald going to work people paid alot of money for them now they wont work at all i think they should be reemburest

Add a comment

Name:

Comment: 1000 Characters Left

WEEK News 25 - and its affiliated companies are not responsible for the content of comments posted or for anything arising out of use of the above comments or other interaction among the users. We reserve the right to screen, refuse to post, remove or edit user-generated content at any time and for any or no reason in our absolute and sole discretion without prior notice, although we have no duty to do so or to monitor any Public Forum.

More Good Stuff

Advertisement
This content requires the latest Adobe Flash Player and a browser with JavaScript enabled. Click here for a free download of the latest Adobe Flash Player.

Stock Quotes

What's On TonightFull Schedule

Local Business Dir