Changing over to digital televison..Buying a new box receiver???

Yes. the coupons expire in 90 days but they said there was a limited amount of them to be issued so I made sure to put in for some regardless of whether or not I use them. The coupons themselves are supposed to be for $40.00 off of the box itself so it must be expensive. that is why I would just buy a new television instead if I had to. that way I would have a warranty for it since the old tv's will no longer be of much use. $10.00 wouldn't be bad for it though. I just got the coupons because they said they are limited to two per household and they only have so many to issue or hand out.

I don't have a plan. I only have basic television channels for local stations only. I have digital on my big screen tv though so I am ok with it, but I have two other televisions that are not digital ready and they will have to have the converter box or I will buy new tv's. I would rather buy new tv's when the time comes though because the old tv's won't be of much use and i don't want to have to have a bunch of things hooked up just to make them work. I can get some warranty with a new tv too. My other two tv's need replaced anyway so I won't buy a converter for those. I know if you have cable service or satellite, you do not have to have a converter box because you are already digital ready. I'm glad my big screen tv is. that would suck to have to replace that or buy a converter for. We just bopught it last year is why I say that.

I certainly think you should have compensation for your loss there too many of these innovations seem to cost, i wonder why?

Ah... I see what you mean. Only the big TV in my living room is on digital too. The rest elsewhere in the house are ancient models. When over here decides to go completely digital meaning I can't receive channels on my old TVs anymore, well, I guess it is replace or suck thumb.:P

It is going to happen in the United States in 2009. They say it is alot cheaper to run digital waves than radio waves from what I understand but it is always at the consumers expense when they make these changes.

I know what you mean. I don't have cable or anything like that but my nig screen tv is didital ready. I will replace my other two small tv's because we need new ones anyway. I won't buy the converter boxes. It will be a waste because all tv's now have digital capabilities sothe converter box won't be needed for new tv's.

It will go into effect about a year from now. They are already issuing the coupons for the converter box if you request it. The coupons are for $40.00 off each box with a limit of two per household. If you look at your tv manual and it says it is set up to receive digital then you have no worries but if not you will need the converter box or a new tv.

Yes. Isn't that the truth. It saves the government money but not us in the long run. The government is giving out the coupons if you request them but there is a limit of two per household which isn't fair to those who have more than two tv's. The converter box is about $60.00 and they give you $40.00 off. Our big screen id set up for digital but my other tv's aren't so they will get replaced because I am not buying the converter box and still not have a warranty on the tv's I already have and they may not be able to be repaired because all stores are only selling digital ready tv's now.

That is a good thing. We don't have cable. We rent movies through Netflix and we only have the basic channels. I won't buy the converter box. I will buy a new television. We have a big screen television now that is already digital capable but my daughter will have to have a new tv because she has an older one anyway.

Hi dana. It will take about another year here also. I am going to wait to buy new tv's too. I hope the price does drop on the flat panel televisions. Our old tv's will be out of date and it will be time for the new. Thank God my big screen is already set up for digital.

I oredered the coupons but haven't received them yet. They say as long as your television is digital capable, then you will not need the converter. Our big screen was bought last year and it has the capabilities for digital os we are safe on that one. My daughter's tv is not ready for digital so she will need the converter or a new tv. I will get her a new tv because hers is old anyway. Someone said the boxes are $60.00 but the government gives us $40.00 off with a limit of two per household which isn't fair because some people have more than two tv's.

I think we should be compensates somehow also but the best they are doing for us is offerinf a coupon for some money off on the receiver to make the old televisions work. They also suggest for us to get some kind of satellite or cable hookup also to do away with the converter box. We used to have Direct TV but we did away with that and rent movies through Netflix now to do away with the bill. Thank God my big screen tv is already digital capable. We just bought it last year.

I know what you mean. The government is givng out $40.00 off coupons for these converter boxes so they must be expensive. I will have to buy my daughter a new tv since hers is old anyway. I am glad our new big screen is digital ready though because we just bought it last year. I ccan't afford it right now either. I am glad we still have a year before it happens.

Yes. It seems to always be something these days with technology. We can barely afford to keep up with it with the high cost of things. We don't have cable but our big screen is gidital ready but my other two televisions aren't. I will replace those two tv's. I won't waste money on the boxes.

That is great. We don't have cable but my big screen tv already has digital. My other tv for my daughter doesn't have it but I won't buy a converter box. I will buy her a new tv because hers is old anyway. The goverment is giving out $40.00 coupons off of the converter, but my daughters tv is old and she needs a new one anyway. I just don't want to have to worry about hooking more things up to the tv. We already have a playstation, vcr and a DVD player hooked to it, is why.

Oh. Ok. Your welocme. I'm sorry your elwctric outlets are like that. I would hate that. I hope you get it all figured out. Good luck.

I know what you mean. I'm not really sure if I will have the money to buy a new tv either, but if I do, I will buy the tv and not the converter box. I have alot of things plugged into my outlet also but I bought a multiplug thing that you can plug up to 6 things at one time. That may be something you might want to get also. All you have to do is by the six plug out let and plug it directly into your eactric outlet and you can use it for many things and still have one outlet free if it is a double outlet.

Appreciate the idea, but I've already tried it. That's how I found out that the lower outlet is for three-pronged things (grounded), but the outlet on top isn't (the builders of my apartment building weren't very keen on making things simple). The most I've been able to do is get a 3-way, 3 pronge outlet/converter for the bottom one, and a 3-way, 2 pronge outlet/converter for the bottom. They work, but they stil take up a lot of space, and I still ave to becareful of what I'm using, when. I don't want the outlets to overload. Still have the 6-way converter in my closet somewhere. Hopfully I'll either be able to use it, or not need it, the next time I move.

Yes. That is an option also. I just hate to buy a converter box for a tv that may not still be covered under warranty especially since they will not be selling that kind in the stores any longer since they are only selling digital now.

Yes. I heard the converter box is $60.00. I also heard that all of the stores are only selling tv's now that have digital capabilities. I would buy a new tv also instead of spending $60.00 on an out of date tv for the converter box because eventually the tv will need replaced anyway and then you will still have that $60.00 bow you no longer need.

Yes. i know what you mean. The changes are supposed to happen in 2009 and if you do not have or buy a new tv or the converter box that has digital capability, then you will not be able to pick up any local channels unless you are subscribed to a cable television network.