Sometimes we just put our heads in a hole, don't we?
According to various recent reports, more than six out of ten of us are unaware of the transition to digital television.
Yes, that's right! The majority of U.S. households that receive television signals over the air are still unaware of the upcoming digital TV transition even though an estimated 22 million of these "over-the-air" homes need to make some kind of digital decision by February 17, 2009, when it's all going to be digital -- bye-bye analog TV.
(Hey, that's just shy of two years!)
One survey, conducted by the Association of Public Television Stations (APTS), revealed that 61% of participants had no idea that this DTV transition was happening.
To get us all a little smarter, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has produced a handy guide to help all of us better understand the transition to digital television. Click here for the PDF.
Here's what all of the excitement is all about:
DTV is a new type of broadcasting technology that will transform television. Because DTV is delivered digitally, the television signal is virtually free of interference. And because DTV is more efficient than analog, broadcasters are able to offer television with movie-quality pictures and surround sound.
Who says change isn't good ...
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Same as in the UK, they all think Digital is all about FREEVIEW or SKY Digital,but then, the support itself is lacking, even in the UK, so for called NTL:Digital is still using analog DOCSIS 1.0 Coaxal signals..
US is having it worse, with a bigger geography. We can see it having DTV quickly if the govt adapt a full GSM900/1800/1900 3G compatibility. Then we can have good HDTV!
Can't wait 'til this is all part of TV history ...
I think that there are still a lot of people who don't know what the transition is or at the very least don't know what they need to do or if they need to act to keep television in their homes. The government has done a poor job of getting the word out.