Enter your zip code into the Station Finder. Whatever you decide, you should make sure there are broadcast TV signals in your area before making any purchases. Even if you buy a Sony 40″ widescreen HDTV, the savings from canceling cable will pay for it in less than a year. January 1, 2008: NTIA will begin taking orders for 40 coupons toward the purchase of certified converter.Flat-screen TVs use less energy than tube TVs of the same screen size, saving a bit of money over the long run.The TV will use less space, and you can hang it on a wall.You’ll have incredible picture quality compared to your tube TV.If you get a “smart” TV, you can access subscription Internet content without having to buy a Roku/AppleTV/etc.Your user experience will be much better since the tuner will be integrated with the TV.You won’t need to buy a digital TV converter box (saving you $30-$50).The cost of new flat screen TVs has come down so much that you might want to consider just buying a new TV if you can afford to spend a little more. A briefing in Washington offered some evidence that they've already taken major steps: where a 2002-vintage, standard-definition DVR would have used about 219 kilowatt-hours of electricity a year, a 2013 model that records in high-def and offers far more features would use just 170.Consider These Points Before You Buy a Converter Box Tip: Your old cable box may be padding out your electric billĪ group of major cable and satellite operators pledged in December to upgrade the efficiency of the receiver and digital-video-recorder boxes they provide to subscribers. Playing around with different antennas can help improve your reception - newer models are flat and light enough to stick on a wall - but if geography isn't cooperating, there may not be much you can do. You may find that you can get high-def local TV for free, but you might also find that the stations you remember coming in with just a bit of snow over analog break up over digital.
Digital reception, as my own experience and reader reports have endlessly reminded me, doesn't match analog. The last bit of advice I'd give: If you can, first borrow somebody else's digital TV or DTV tuner to see whether you get acceptable reception at home.
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