[LM_NET] Tech: Converter boxes again

["William L. Katzenberger" <william.katzenberger@COMCAST.NET>]

Hi everyone,

I asked a few months as to whether anyone knew when the new converter boxes will be 
available.  I found my answer in today's NYT.

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/07/technology/07digital.html?_r=1&oref=slogin&pagewanted=print

June 7, 2007
Converters Signal a New Era for TVs 
By JACQUES STEINBERG
At midnight on Feb. 17, 2009, the rabbit ears and the rooftop antennas that still 
guide television signals into nearly 1 of every 5 American homes will be rendered 
useless — unless they are tethered to a new device, including two versions unveiled 
yesterday, that the government will spend as much as $80 a household to help 
families buy.
Have a nice end of the year!

Bill Katzenberger

--
William L Katzenberger, Jr. 
Media Specialist 
Dodge Park Elementary School 
3401 Hubbard Road 
Landover, MD 20785 
william.katzenberger@comcast.net

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