BGR: The Three Biggest Letters In Tech » analog TV http://www.bgr.com Thu, 31 May 2012 02:53:46 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Digital TV switchover to be delayed; you may still have time http://www.bgr.com/2009/01/27/digital-tv-switchover-to-be-delayed/ http://www.bgr.com/2009/01/27/digital-tv-switchover-to-be-delayed/#comments Tue, 27 Jan 2009 12:59:55 +0000 Marc Flores http://www.bgr.com/?p=15419

If you’re an avid BGR reader, you’re probably all set to go for the switch to digital TV but if you’ve been slacking for whatever reason, there could be some good news for you. After a lot of bickering, the US Senate has just passed a bill to extend the switch from February 17 to June 12. Even though there was plenty of warning, lots of folks felt that February was just too soon and so the proposal for a delay is one step closer to being passed. Of course the bill still must make it through the House and the desk of the the President. For those who received a $40 coupon (to aid in the purchase of a digital converter box) that expired or is soon to expire, a new coupon can be requested should the bill pass. Seriously though, with the June 12 deadline and tax refunds on their way… Well, you know what we’re getting at. Now that the ultimate relief may soon be given to the nation’s biggest procrastinators, it’s time to get on the digital bandwagon folks.

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]]> http://www.bgr.com/2009/01/27/digital-tv-switchover-to-be-delayed/feed/ 35 http://www-bgr-com.vimg.net/wp-content/uploads/picture-283-150x150.png FCC to decide what to do with unlicensed spectrum http://www.bgr.com/2008/10/12/fcc-to-decide-what-to-do-with-unlicensed-spectrum/ http://www.bgr.com/2008/10/12/fcc-to-decide-what-to-do-with-unlicensed-spectrum/#comments Sun, 12 Oct 2008 07:03:02 +0000 Marc Flores http://www.bgr.com/?p=6220 Once television goes digital, there is going to be some open “white space” in the air and the FCC is now deciding on how the spectrum should be used. Companies like Google and Microsoft want the space for a variety of reasons – Google mainly suggesting it be open for use by anyone (so they can get their platform onto more devices that will be using the spectrum, one would assume). Naturally, mobile carriers and device makers want the spectrum so they can expand their business and sell more products and services. But the National Association of Broadcasters aren’t too keen on that idea and have other plans of their own. Now, it’s just up to the FCC to lay out a plan for how the open spectrum should be put to use. Years of data collected and testing will be done to help the FCC make a final decision on just how the spectrum would be best used exactly. Field tests are being conducted because some companies, like T-Mobile, are saying certain uses for the spectrum would interfere with their services. Hey, as long as we can get a little bandwidth allocation for BGR, we’re happy with whatever they decide to do.

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