2007 target for digital TV switch
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The UK's switch to digital television could begin as soon as 2007, according the media watchdog Ofcom.
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With over-the-air television broadcasts switching from analog to digital in just over a year, converter boxes are expected to be among the hot devices on display at next week's CES.
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TV as we've known it has barely a year left to live. On Feb. 17, 2009, the analog broadcasts that have taken the networks into American homes for decades will end, replaced by a stream of digital bits that carry video and audio more efficiently and with higher quality.
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WARNING! Don't go rushing out to buy a new bargain-priced analog TV set. You will not be able to receive over-the-air television programming on it after February 2009. Analog TVs will then be technically obsolete. Only new digital sets will be able to pull signals from the airways.
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The DTV transitionis still on schedule for next year, except now some of the major retailers involved in getting new DTV broadcast converter boxes distributed, are worried that the US government won't be able to pull this off.
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So far, the decade-long transition to digital broadcasting has mostly been about pain. Beginning Thursday, the public will start to see the gain.
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LAS VEGAS  The electronics industry has just about won its biggest victory in decades by gaining acceptance for digital television, and now it doesn't quite know what to do next. Just 10 years after its debut at the International Consumer Electronics Show here, digital TV has become regular telev...
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It's not too early to start thinking about how to ensure your television won't go dark when analog broadcasts shut down in 2009.Photos: Converting from analog to digital TV
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Upcoming set-top box will offer TV, digital video recording, and Internet access in one.
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Q: I know that analog TV is going off the air next February and that I can keep using my old analog set with a digital converter box, but I can't find any at a reasonable price. So what good is a $40 coupon from the government for the purchase of a converter?
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Personal TV Channel system is making its debut at IFA consumer electronics show.
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By TIM CUPRISIN  Consider today's column a warning.  If nothing changes, your old TV may not be working two years from today, thanks to a Feb. 17, 2009, federal deadline for TV stations to switch from the traditional analog method of broadcasting to digital technology.
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Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin has a plan he says will help owners of thousands of small television stations survive the transition to digital broadcasting.
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TechWeb - HDTVs are expected to account for 79% of DTV shipments in the United States next year, according to the Consumer Electronics Association.
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Nielsen Media Research has  estimated that more than 13 million U.S. households are  ill-prepared for the digital TV conversion next year.
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It may seem like stating the obvious, and maybe it is, but one of the great things about digital cable television is getting to choose from a wider variety of channels.  This is particularly true with regard to religious programming.
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After Feb. 17, 2009, full-power television stations will broadcast a digital signal only, meaning people who do not have a digital-ready TV and watch programs with an antenna will need a special converter box.