We’ve been screaming from a soapbox for months about today. We’ve gave you a series of tips and tricks, along with answering all the frequently asked questions about DTV. Still, there are millions of homes not ready for the switch to digital according to a recent survey. But what are you gonna do?
There will always be procrastinators. Perhaps some thought that Obama was going to save their antiquated analog signals for a second time. Who knows. But today is June 12, 2009 and the switch to digital should be done within a few hours. Remember to rescan your DTV tuner as some stations are switching throughout the day for the first time.
The Digital TV transition is no trouble at all if your cables are correctly polarized. Go to Screen 47 of the DTV Converter Box On-Screen Installation Guide and use the resident GPS to correctly align your antenna for each channel, allowing for local ionospheric conditions, and ARRRGGGHH!
Technical reference:
http://notionscapital.wordpress.com/2009/06/12/tv-d-day-usa/
My reception is okay and get more channels with DTV. If interested, I wrote a DTV antenna buyer’s guide on my site:
http://lowtechtimes.com/2009/06/05/dtv-antenna-buying-guide/