On Mon, 15 Oct 2007 08:46:46 -0500, wrote:

I know that soon we will all be forced to buy a convertor or else a
new tv, or we wont get anything on the older sets.

Supposedly you realize that this is true only if your ONLY source of
TV is antenna. Cable and satellite systems, VCRs, DVD players, etc...
won't be affected.

I am not ready to
buy a new tv. My older one (which is only 2 years old) is still in
good shape. On the other hand, I am considering buying a new DVD/VCR
combo. Do those have the digital tv capabilities in their tuners?

Some do, although many don't yet. If a digital tuner is important to
you, be sure to check before buying.

I
(Think) I could use the tuner on that DVD/VCR to get the digital
signal into my standard tv. Is this possible?


It should be. I'd expect any non-TV device with a digital tuner to
have one or more suitable (non-NTSC outputs). Make sure they're the
same type as your TV (converters for those are expensive).

YUV (YPbPr, component video) still seems to be the most common. This
is analog, but is still much better than NTSC.

Thanks

Alvin
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