![]() ![]() household to be eligible for two 40 coupons that could be used towards the purchase of a digital-to-analog converter box. They will probably wait until after Superbowl XLII on Februto minimize the impact on new HD set sales. The Commerce Department approved a plan Monday that would allow every U.S. ![]() So far few if any of the retailers have rolled them out. These cards (coupons) are only good for 90 days so they will not send one to a requester until they know there is units for sale in the requester's location. The coupon is like a credit card or gift card with magnetic stripe and hologram. The original $890 million Congressional appropriation mentioned in as authorized in the Digital Television Transition and Public Safety Act of 2005 ( Title III of the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005, Public Law 109-171) is preliminary and there is approximately another $510 million they can appropriate if necessary, so there is plenty of money still available to fund this program for now. Hello everyone, I just received my 40 coupon in the mail for a Digital TV to Analog TV (HDTV to Regular TV) converter box and I thought I would post the info that came with it here. The manufacturer has indicated that these models are capable of passing analog. The DTVPal (TM) Plus offers all the features of the industry favorite DTVPal (TM), plus an enhanced digital tuner for optimizing weak signal areas. They have had well over 3 million requests by now. What TV Converter Boxs are elgible for the Converter Box Coupon Program. DISH Network Corporation (Nasdaq: DISH), the digital transition leader, today announced the availability of the DTVPal (TM) Plus, its next generation digital-to-analog converter box. ![]() It resembles a gift or credit card.Īs of January 4 th of 2008, 3 days after opening the program, remarkably about 2 million coupons had been applied for. If you are wondering what a DTV converter box "coupon" looks like, here is a snap shot. Wal-Mart, Best Buy, Circuit City, Kmart, RadioShack, Target, Sears and Sams Club are all on the list to carry equipment necessary for analog TV owners to receive OTA programming after February. ![]()
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