Classic Pete: Once More, Out To The DTV Fringe
Recently, I made a third trip to my brother’s house in the hills of southwestern Vermont to finish what I started over two years ago – set up this distant, remote location to receive every digital TV...
View ArticleClassic Pete: Up On The Roof…Once Again
Three DTV antenna installations in two weeks — just another “day at the office?” Not for two of the homeowners involved, who are enjoying more free HDTV channels now. It’s been a while since I got up...
View ArticleReflections On a ‘Super’ Bowl
It’s the day after the biggest football game of the year, and the New Orleans Saints pulled off a miracle, beating the odds and those ‘smart’ talking heads to upset favored Indianapolis, 31-17. Unlike...
View ArticleWABC, Cablevision Kiss and Make Up. Who’s Next?
Disney-owned TV station WABC made good on its threat early Sunday morning to pull its signal from Cablevision systems in New York and northern New Jersey after a dispute over retransmission fees could...
View ArticleHDTV Tech Talk: I’ve Got The Low-Band DTV Blues (June 2009)
One of the more interesting stories that has developed following D-Day (June 12) is the trouble that viewers are having in several large markets with low-band TV channels – specifically, channel 6,...
View ArticleThe DTV Transition: One Year Later
Many HDTVexpert.com readers know I started this Web site back in 2004 as a way to provide useful information on HDTV – how to receive it, how to watch it, and how to get the most out of it. As it...
View ArticleHow to Watch FOX 5 and My 9 Without Cable (updated)
Attention, Cablevision (and Time-Warner, and Comcast customers): The dispute with FOX 5 may be over, but it could happen again with another cable TV system – or another TV network. Here’s how to...
View ArticleCan You Cut the Cord and Still Find Happiness in TV Land?
The newspapers have been full lately of stories that (a) claim cord-cutting will have no impact on pay TV viewing, or (b) show an increasing number of TV viewers are dumping (or strongly considering...
View ArticleReading Between The Lines
In a report released yesterday, the Consumer Electronics Association states that 10% of American households are either ‘very likely’ or ‘likely’ to cancel pay TV services this year, while an additional...
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