I received a call from my mother yesterday. She has a friend who was talking to her about the DTV and HDTV conversion. The friend thought that she wouldn't know if she had set things up right and wouldn't know if she was really receiving HDTV. My mother said that she relayed to the friend something I had said: "I told her you said people weren't getting the High Definition TV even though the paid for it".
OK, first, I corrected here. Mother, I never said that somebody paid for HDTV or digital TV and was not getting what they paid for". The scenario she mentions indicates that some type of money transaction occurred for a service which means either cable or satellite. People in this category don't have to worry about whether or not they are receiving DTV or HDTV. If they paid for it, the provider will hook it up for you and make sure you are receiving it.
The real question, I soon found out, was that the friend would have either an antenna with a converter box and an analog TV, or an antenna with a digital TV. Either of these are ways to continue to receive FREE broadcast TV. As to whether or not anybody would know if the picture was High Definition or not, trust me, you'll know.
If you have an analog TV and the converted box and antenna are working properly, the pictures you receive will be very clear and crisp.
If you have a digital TV and are using a good quality antenna, the HD picture will blow your socks off, you'll know. The picutre will make you believe the people are standing in the room and the sound is comoparable to movie theater quality.
Keep in mind that most broadcast TV stations only broadcast High Definition during prime time. There are a few exceptions like Good Morning America, The Today Show, The View, and The Young and the Restless. Other than that, you won't see much in HD unless it's from 8:00 pm to 11:00 pm. Then, Letterman and Leno are in HD. That's the entire HD lineup for broadcast TV.
My mom also asked if it was OK to give out my blog address and did she need a special pass word. I explained to my mother that blogs, like web sites, are free and available to the public. She can give out my blog address to anyone and everyone if she wants.
I'm glad we straightened that out.
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