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2. Analog passthrough - Wikipedia

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   Any converter box converts the digital signal for the current digital sub-channel to an analog signal (at the reduced screen resolution of the analog standard), outputs that signal onto analog channel 3 or 4 (set by the user to avoid any conflict with local over-the-air channels) and sends that signal to the analog tuner on the TV.

3. Cable converter box - Wikipedia

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   The instruction manual that came with the television should have instructions on how to program cable channels. Non-cable-ready television sets are older televisions (e.g., with a rotary knob) with no coaxial cable F connector; a cable converter box or a cable-ready VCR is necessary to receive cable. After ending the analogue CATV transmissions ...

4. Digital television transition in the United States - Wikipedia

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   The analog VCR or DVR may record at preset times, but will continue recording the L-1 line input, which would be the same channel unless the channel is manually changed. [citation needed] Alternatively, the user may purchase a new TV, DVR, or DVD recorder with a built-in digital tuner.

5. Multi-channel transition - Wikipedia

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   The VCR also allowed people to build personal libraries. All of these new technologies allowed the viewer greater choice and control over specific media. The emergence of so many new networks and channels changed the type of programming produced in order to gain more ratings points. Producers and advertisers were now able to target specific ...

6. ATSC tuner - Wikipedia

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   Canada had a similar analog TV termination date set to September 1, 2011 (except in some remote northern regions). [citation needed] It was feared that the US switch-off would cause millions of non-cable- and non-satellite-connected TV sets to "go dark". Viewers who did not upgrade, either to a television with a digital tuner or a set-top box ...

7. Off-air pickup - Wikipedia

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   An off-air pickup or off-the-air pickup is a method by which the direct signal from a radio or television station is received and then rebroadcast by another station, CATV system, [1] or satellite television feed. It was often used to distribute network broadcast programming to smaller markets which were normally outside of the range of major ...

8. Digital television transition - Wikipedia

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   Analog satellite television ended on 31 March 2006, after the last satellite television channels on Apstar-1A including Zhejiang Television, [143] switched to digital, in which time the legal holders of satellite television receivers were limited to regional cable television providers, thus China never actually has the analog satellite ...

9. Multichannel television in the United States - Wikipedia

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   Multichannel television in the United States has been available since at least 1948. The United States is served by multichannel television through cable television systems, direct-broadcast satellite providers, and various other wireline video providers; among the largest television providers in the U.S. are YouTube TV, DirecTV, Altice USA, Charter Communications (through its Spectrum ...