Recently our congress has passed legislation to delay the DTV transition/analog shut-off yet again – this time to June 12th[…]
Read moreCategory: Analog Transition
Hello Mobile DTV. Goodbye HDTV.
Regardless of what some liberal arts students or free-love hippies may tell you, you don’t get something for nothing. Or,[…]
Read moreAnother DTV Converter box goes under my microscope. OK, my glasses…
Not too long ago I had some time to review the capabilities of an Insignia CECB (coupon eligible converter box)[…]
Read moreCompetition for Cable & Satellite? Says Who? Sezmi.
Sezmi is a startup out of Belmont, California that hopes to win subscribers from cable and satellite providers by providing[…]
Read moreNAB 2008 In Review.
This year’s NAB had a bit more energy among television broadcasters than the NAB show last year and almost all[…]
Read moreDTV “coupon” converter box put to the test. Does it work?
No “film at 11” drama here; yes, it works and it works surprisingly well for a $60 piece of electronics[…]
Read moreTV Broadcasters struggle to remain relevant. Probably too little, too late.
Traditional, over-the-air TV broadcasters are pretty screwed. Time and technology are rapidly shooting past and only now are they collectively[…]
Read moreVisiting an SF Landmark. Sutro Tower.
Not many people get inside Sutro Tower, so I consider myself pretty fortunate. My current employer doesn’t have transmit facilities[…]
Read moreTreating analog TV transmitters like sickly inmates on death row. Keep ‘em alive… For now…
All across the nation there are TV stations headed toward the analog shutdown mandated by congress on February 17th, 2009.[…]
Read moreAh, the smell of something free…
It’s a new year and as of the first of the year every Sally-Shopper and Johnny-Bag-O-Donuts is eligible for their[…]
Read more