With digital, you get a real nice picture - or nothing.”
The only drawback is, with the older sets, you might get a snowy picture if the reception is not too good. “It’s a big improvement over the older transmission. “It can be an old clunker, and the digital picture cleans everything up,” he said. “There are a lot of antennas out there.”Īnd even without a newer set, viewers will likely see some difference when they get digital television, he said. “In this area, you can get 30 channels” with a good antenna, he said. Most of his converter box customers are older viewers who are loyal to their favorite over-the-airwaves channels, or who do not want to make the monthly payments required for satellite or cable television. LaPlume, owner of Don’s TV and Satellite in Worcester, said he has done a good business of setting up converter boxes and installing antennas. Alan Lavigne of Percy’s in Worcester said the store does not carry converter boxes, and no customers have inquired with him about them.ĭonald W. Some stores that have done a brisk business in digital television sets over the last few years report little or no interest in converter boxes. The only low-power station in Central Massachusetts is WCRN-LT, channel 34, in Leicester, according to FCC records. The state has a dozen so-called low power stations that will continue to broadcast in analog. The major stations, referred to by the FCC as full-power stations, will broadcast only digital signals as of Friday.
Converter boxes range in price from $50 to $80, he said.Ībout 40 percent of the nation’s television stations are already broadcasting in both digital and analog signals, Mr. The coupons can be ordered until July 31.Īdditionally, the FCC will provide free help for consumers who are having trouble setting up their converters or adjusting indoor antennas to receive the digital signals.įCC spokesman Rick Kaplan said the coupon program allows two coupons per household, which take about 10 days to arrive once ordered. Converter boxes are available at several retailers, including Wal-Mart and Best Buy.
To assist analog viewers, the Federal Communications Commission is distributing coupons worth $40 that can be used to purchase converter boxes.
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