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Old 01-10-2006, 10:51 AM   #14
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Originally Posted by jrc
The March 2007 date is when all new TV's sold must have a digital tuner. So effectively, no analog TV's will be made after that date, at least for US markets. The end of analog broadcast, as you say, keeps moving and exisiting analog TV's will live on for years with converter boxes. But the clock is ticking on analog TV.

I'm wondering if Sirius and XM will be the only digital radio solutions or will there be free digital radio someday either ground or space based.

Aaah, thx for the update ! I do hope "free" radio will continue but with the trend towards pay per service these days ... argggh ... too early for a black russian I guess.
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