Some of you may be aware that starting in Feb. in the US you will need a digital converter to watch any/all TV. The US government is giving out coupons (2 @ $40) on a first come first serve basis.

Here is the # to get yours

1-888-388-2009

I already ordered mine.

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I think that is February 2009.
Here's the horse's mouth I checked.
http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/consumerfacts/digitaltv.html


I was hoping somebody would start a thread about this. I have a lot of questions on what is really going on. I'll watch for the 'pearls of Pixies' to drop.

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This site seems to have a lot of information about the topic too.

http://www.dtv.gov/

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PF, as she said, getting in early.

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She probably wants the $40 to go shopping for my Valentine's gift. That's what I'd bet.

My bad- the coupon program begins this year


http://www.ntia.doc.gov/

http://www.ntia.doc.gov/dtvcoupon/D...tion_120607.pdf

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If I wanted your opinion, I'd remove the duct tape and ask you for it.~ Me
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One man's dream is another man's nightmare~~~~> §¤ Lilith ¤§
~>My Scribbles<~
==>Gone Shopping<== ~Just a Quickie~ *~A Celebration Vacation~* ~Surprises~ Sleeping With the Window Open
What Did You Do Today? Self Defense Class ~Short Sweet Snippets~ § Summer Spin § Story Challenge Submission Pajamas

What will happen to the millions of sets peeps throw out as opposed to buying boxes?

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The practice of putting women on pedestals began to die out when it was discovered that they could give orders better from there.~ Betty Grable

If I wanted your opinion, I'd remove the duct tape and ask you for it.~ Me
<~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~>
One man's dream is another man's nightmare~~~~> §¤ Lilith ¤§
~>My Scribbles<~
==>Gone Shopping<== ~Just a Quickie~ *~A Celebration Vacation~* ~Surprises~ Sleeping With the Window Open
What Did You Do Today? Self Defense Class ~Short Sweet Snippets~ § Summer Spin § Story Challenge Submission Pajamas

Probably the same thing that is happening to the millions that die each year now .

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Yessir! Most of them.

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The only TV that is being effected by this is broadcast TV if you get your TV from either cable or a dish it will not be effeted.

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I have to use a converter now with my digi cable. I thought it had not been decided who would be responsible for descrambling at the cable/dish level????

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The practice of putting women on pedestals began to die out when it was discovered that they could give orders better from there.~ Betty Grable

If I wanted your opinion, I'd remove the duct tape and ask you for it.~ Me
<~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~>
One man's dream is another man's nightmare~~~~> §¤ Lilith ¤§
~>My Scribbles<~
==>Gone Shopping<== ~Just a Quickie~ *~A Celebration Vacation~* ~Surprises~ Sleeping With the Window Open
What Did You Do Today? Self Defense Class ~Short Sweet Snippets~ § Summer Spin § Story Challenge Submission Pajamas

My mailman left an envelope today.

Those who requested the digital signal converter box coupons will be getting a plastic credit card type coupon that has a valid date. They come with a second sheet that gives you online sources for information and lists the many brand of converters they will be accepted against.

It took about 10 weeks from the time I ordered and it looks like you will have about 10 weeks to cash them in. So if you planning to partake in the program, remember there is about a 20 week window.

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Just after X-mas our 52" TV took a shit. So we had a 27" back-up just gatherng dust upstairs and we brought it down, temporarily, till we could recover from the holiday spend. Two days later that one took a shit too!

We bit the bullet and went TV shopping. I found a clearance set that just happened to match my criteria. I had just read Consumer Report and knew we wanted one of the top 2 televisions (ie: Sony and Panasonic, respectively). We stumbled on a clearance set in, of all places, Wal-Mart. It had been on sale and then marked down again for clearance. I LOVED the picture out of all the display models. So we tested it out. I asked if I got more money off for it being the display. Can't hurt to ask...right? The answer was yes, another 10%. I started doing my guzinta's and the savings was remarkable.

We now own a 42", Panasonic, plasma, HD, flat screen, wall mountable television. It is the first time I have ever been ahead of the times in my life!!!

$1,399.00 - original retail
$999.00 - sale price
$849.00 - clearance
$84.90 - extra 10% saved
$764.10 - FINAL COST before tax

No need for a converter anymore!

My luck is not usually that ^^^ good!

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WOW! Great deal there sexy lady.

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Well PF, if Lixy walked in there dressed like in her AV I would have given her anything she wanted!!!!

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