QOTD: Were You Prepared for the Switch to DTV?

Down here in Oz we are turning off mid next year. I'm only procrastinating about forking over the measly AU$30 for a set top for the old CRT.
I don't understand how you got vouchers for (2) free set tops. Does the CIA rely on them to pacify the populace or something? lol

come on. I live in the UK and I knew it was coming long before the FIRST date!

It's coming piece by piece here. We've had DTV for years in my house, since the terrestrial/analogue signals were plainly awful.

But, most of us don't use the TVs now. We all have PCs and seem happier that way.

they should just get on with it and turn it off, they have been telling us for too many years, everyone knows about the digital switchover.

Any i have watched tv in a couple of years, internet streaming and downloads are the way forward

damnhow do you edit previous posts, what i meant to say was i have not watched tv in a couple of years

Here in Seattle the switch means loseing half the channels.
lots of hills ,and towers too far away they say.
And yes.. I have a $200.powered hdtv ant,its not that.
Ive also got cable, so no worries for me realy.

I'm in UK, I have a analogue TV in computer room, digital TV in living room. With analogue I get all channel (1,2,3,4 and 5) crystal clear, no fuzzes or laggy. But with digital, I cannot even to watch any channel except hosted by BBC without bad signal. When I want to watch 3,4 and 5 I go to computer room to watch that.
On that reason, I think goverment should've kept analogue or put more digital transmitters. I live in second's biggest city in England, Brum.

Use the post code checker on www.digitaluk.co.uk to see what you will receive when the UK changes to digital.

In the UK I've been ready for 2 years, already have PVR (Freeview+) and it's the best investment I've made for ages, to be able to pause, rewind live TV, record 2 channels and still watch another, not to mention series link which is great.

For those UK users worrying in not so well covered areas, I wouldn't worry entirely, onxce the analogue signal is turned off they'll be able to turn up the digital transmission power and you should be able to recieve all the Freview channels. Also once the analogue is turned off there will be more radio space to transmit more digital channels.

For those who aren't in Freeview covered areas then why not look at Freesat, it's basically a Sky dish and box without the monthly subscription but all the free to air channels.

I'm in the mind of the sooner analogue is shut off the better, you're old analogue TV won't last forever so it's not like you won't have to buy a digital TV at soon point, plus you can get a basic set top box for as little as £15-£20 now.


"Core i7 ownage":- Your digital TV should be able to recieve an analogue signal as well, so just tune in the TV like any other analogue TV in analogue mode and there you go you should have channels 1-5.

made the change over years ago. Don't even think about analog.