Barrett’s Home Theater Chicago Solutions for High Definition
CONSUMER ALERT
On February 17, 2009 all full-power broadcast television stations in the United States will stop broadcasting on analog airwaves and begin broadcasting only in digital.
CONSUMER CORNER
• A digital-to-analog converter box will allow you to continue using your existing analog TV to watch over-the-air digital broadcasts.
• All local broadcast networks including CBS, NBC, ABC, and FOX will continue to be available through a converter box.
• The digital TV (DTV) transition does not affect cable or satellite TV subscribers.
• DTV offers improved picture and sound quality.
• DTV offers more programming choices.
• DTV is available now. If you watch over-the-air television today, you should be able to receive all or most of your local stations’ digital signals if you have a DTV receiver.
According to Brian Perreault, general manager of Barrett’s Home Theater Chicago, updating to a new high definition or digital ready television will allow consumers to take full advantage of the DTV transition which will offer vastly improved picture and sound quality, and more programming choices. Hooking up a convertor box to an existing analog television will simply convert the digital signal back to an analog signal which allows accessibility to the DTV channels without the full benefits of this new broadcast standard.”
At Barrett’s Home Theater Chicago, our sales and custom installation staff are more than happy to answer any questions related to these changes in technology.
For more information contact Mr. Perreault at 630-898-2850.
By Dianne Barrett
