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Digital TV converter box coupons now available

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With a year to go until analog TV broadcasts give way to digital, the federal government on Tuesday started mailing $40 discount coupons for digital converter boxes to consumers who requested them. Do you need one? And if so, do you really need one now? Only consumers with older analog TVs who get their programming solely over the air — not through cable or satellite service — will need to plug their rooftop antenna or pair of rabbit ears into a converter box. If you use an antenna to watch television, your older set won't work after Feb. 17, 2009. One year from now all over-the-air TV broadcasts will be strictly digital. Analog TV is going away and your old television can't receive the new digital TV signal. So, if you use an antenna to watch TV, you'll need to buy a digital converter box for your older TV. As a side note if you use satellite or cable, you aren't affected. Converter boxes will sell for $50 to $70 and the government will even help you buy one. They will send households two coupons to buy converter boxes good for $40. It's not too often the government offers you...

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