A digital converter box can save users the trouble of spending big on a new HD television. How? Digital converter boxes are designed to enable digital signals on your analog TV set. Though most TVs at ...

Q: I have a question regarding a column in which you answered a reader regarding whether it would be possible to continue using his VCR to time shift and record programs while watching another TV ...

Microtune warned the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) this week that its tests revealed that DTV converter boxes that don’t contain their tuners failed to meet NTIA’s ...

The digital television (DTV) transition refers to the switch from analog to digital broadcast television. When the DTV transition is completed on February 17, 2009, all U.S. full-power TV stations ...

DTV technology is more flexible and efficient than the current analog system. The switch to digital broadcasting allows television stations to offer crystal-clear pictures and sound, plus more ...

As the FCC looks to accelerate ATSC 3.0 adoption for over-the-air TV, broadcasters are eager to show off options that don’t ...

Imagine a chilly February night. Fresh off your winter hiatus, you've settled back into your ritualistic viewing of Lost and 24 and the occasional According to Jim. (Come on, somebody out there is ...

At CES 2026, Pearl TV will exhibit early examples of converter boxes developed in collaboration with partners. Products on ...

Carlsbad, Calif. — MaxLinear, Inc. has developed a TV tuner IC for low-cost converter, set-top box (STB) and other TV systems currently being designed for the FCC-mandated conversion to all digital ...

Editor's note: This is an updated version of an FAQ first published in September. faq In a little over a year, some analog television sets will go dark in the U.S., but avid TV viewers shouldn't panic ...