If you've already upgraded to a high-definition TV, you won't be affected by the coming transition. (Our blog has more information on understanding the analog to digital TV issues and getting the money-saving coupon.) To help ease the transition, starting January 1, you'll be able to request a $40 coupon subsidy from the federal government. LG and Philips will be showing off some of the first at this year's CES, and the boxes will go on sale for around $60 in the first quarter of the year. If you're stuck with an analog-only TV, don't worry: Converter boxes will be available. As mandated by federal law, on Februover-the-air television broadcasts will switch from analog to digital.
— - Do you still get your TV reception via rabbit ears or a roof-top antennae? If so, you've got about a year to procure a digital-to-analog converter box and prepare your television for the impending digital TV revolution.
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