The ABC of Digital TV

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Lab Rats

Monday August 10, 2009

We've been hearing a lot about the

in the past few months but many of us are no closer to understanding

All of these questions will be answered in this episode of Lab Rats. Except the last one.

In the U.S. the DTV switch occurred on June 12, 2009.

DTV transition in Canada: 2011, In Australia: 2010, in United Kingdom: 2013. For a full list of dates: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DTV_transition

ATSC = set of standards from the Advanced Television Systems Committee for digital TV transmission.

It gets complicated: In the U.S., HD Ready means it "usually" has an ATSC tuner. Not so in Europe. It gets worse - in some cases, HD compatible means a TV can receive an HD signal, but may not display it at HD resolution.

You may need a 75-to-300 Ohm transformer: labratsonline.com/300to75

SAP = Secondary Audio Program.

RCA ANT1400 Multi-Directional Indoor Flat Digital Antenna = $25 US

Outdoor antennas still available: labratsonline.com/outdoor-antenna

Buy Sean's almost book here: technologytips.com/switchingtodigitaltv

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