Is it true that in a few years, the tv sets from the 1980s and 1990s will no longer be able to receive signals
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The official date for the analog spectrum handover is Feb 17, 2009. By then, analog television transmissions in America should be history. You will still be able to use your old television, but you will have to purchase a converter box.
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maybe the show ended. it probably depends on the station.
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Probably the same as now. But if they have new shows coming in then it will be a whole different story.
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This all depends on your location and cable provider. I suggest contacting your cable provider for information on this issue.
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Sounds kind of dangerous, I'm not sure. Depending on how old it is and what type of tv it is, it could be an exploded tube or fried wiring!
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I agree...  it should.\n\nApple has a habit of abandoning anything that is more than a few years old.   Your next computer won't be Windows 98; but the whole iPOD family of products are not designed for Windows 98.  \n\nHere is my prediction.  When Apple completes the switch to Intel chips, all of those non-Intel computers will be totally unsupported.  This will probably happen just 3 years from now.\n\nHECK, Ford, GM and Chrysler extend their waranttes to 7 years and more now.  Why can't APPLE support their product for at least that long. \n\nWindows 98 is NOT dead.   An 8 or 9 year old computer is not dead, just old.
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TV signals can bounce off clouds.  Clouds can prevent signals from exiting Earth's atmosphere.
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Yes, but you'll need a tv tuner card.
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No.  To detect the cosmic background radiation, which is very weak, you need a HUGE, very efficient antenna!\n\nThe noise you see with no antenna on your tv is just the internal noise created in the tv set itself.
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Get the cable company to rewire the house.  Coaxial cable more than 25 years old doesn't reject EMI/RFI interference very good.  Also see if the cable company will install an amplifier, that should take care of any weak signal issues.
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You can go to retrojunk.com. They have listings of shows from the 70's, 80's, and 90's. American and UK.
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2 splices per incomimg cable tops (3 TVs, or 2TVs & internet, etc.), after that signal degrades and you'll need to bring in another outside feed (cable).
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Land lines will continue because people want them.  When and if there is never a big enough need for it then it will cease to exist, but I don't foresee that ever happening, not in my life time anyway.
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The first poster is correct.  The link in "sources" gives a chart showing the RF spectrum allocation for the U.S.  Police Radar is at 9.5-10 GHz.  Satellite TV is at 12 GHz.\n\nThe second link provides information on the politics and economics of frequency allocation.
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Guess I can't fully relate, as I chose to 'pull the plug' on television (no cable, satellite, antenna) five years ago - I now use my old set to view DVD's and videos. Nice to not have to pay for the addiction, anymore!
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What will happen in the future is anyone's guess. My guess is there will be a lot of panic, much like there was back in 1999.
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special tip just for you dude! do not unplug or swith off the mains of your box, just leave it on standby everytime coz they get updated automatically whenever there is a new free channels, codes  whatever. (you swith it off the mains you loose data  updates.......then problems for you to get new free channel from your older box) *trust me*