David
Mon Jun 09 07:49:02 PDT 2008
With something that is as confusing as this (2009 conversion) to the general
public, and with all the misinformation floating around, assuming can cause
problems, I saw nothing in the OP's post that indicated his reception
method, so it's a wise idea to provide complete info rather than just
assuming one method is being used over another, for all we know the guy is
using cable and may now run out to buy a converter box he doesn't need.
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"Jaime" <jaimelobo@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> While that is all true, I think Doug was assuming the OP used OTA and that
> was why the question was asked. Also, if you do want to receive Digital
> directly, you will end up buying an HDTV tuner card, the card will receive
> an type of digital signal (standard or high-def), it doesn't really care,
> it's just a stream of data.
>
> What is more confusing to people is output end, there are many who think
> they have to junk there TV and buy new expensive HDTV by early next year.
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> Orlando (Goofy says "Hey"), Florida
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> "David B." <mail@nomail.net> wrote in message
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>> It's bad info like this that is confusing everyone. First, HD and digital
>> are 2 different things, the 2009 conversion has nothing to do with HD, it
>> is a conversion to digital. Second, only people using OTA (rabbit ears,
>> roof antenna, etc) will need to worry about the 2009 conversion, it
>> doesn't affect cable or satellite TV users.
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>> "Doug Knox - [MS-MVP]" <dknoxNO@Spammvps.org> wrote in message
>> news:A71501D3-A49A-4E90-8F30-D88E078A9604@microsoft.com...
>>> Yes, you will need an HDTV tuner, or you may be able to get away with
>>> one of the down-coverter boxes that will be available.
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>>> "John Odean" <jholt2@hickorytech.net> wrote in message
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>>>> Hello all,
>>>> Anyone know how Media Center is going to work with digital? Will I
>>>> need a different tuner?
>>>> John
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