Re: Portable TVs that used analog feed. What happens in 2009 with digital enforced?

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<ANTant@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:rtKdnYT1AMC0y-bZnZ2dnUVZ_sKdnZ2d@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
I was thinking... My father has an old portable TV that uses one antenna (like one rabbit ear type) and batteries.
It is useful for travelling and disasters (a major quake -- no power, etc.). How will this work when digital is
enforced in 2009? Will these portable TVs become useless? These TVs don't have tuners for digital TV.

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Most likely, simple converters in the $50 range will be available.

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