As all English-speaking peoples of the world know by now, the digital switchover is coming. Here's your chance to score a free converter box and cable for your analog TV.

But if you own a digital TV and only want to watch local broadcast stations (or public, educational and government channels, but not anything else), you don't need a box or an adapter.

Syracuse, N.Y. — Time Warner Cable customers will soon no longer be able to plug their cable line directly into their televisions and receive service without a set-top box or digital adapter.

If you buy, rent, or lease a cable box from your television provider, those transactions are now subject to the state sales tax, state officials confirmed last week.

The study will cost $250,000.The Baltimore Sun regrets the errors.Just when you thought you were rid of that clunky old cable TV converter, Comcast Cablevision is […] Skip to content All Sections ...

If you have cable or satellite you don’t need to do anything. But if you have an analog TV and get your signal with an antenna, you’ll need a digital converter box or your TV won’t work ...

Larry Frutiger installed a Cox-supplied digital converter enabling him to get cable programing on his analog television. He is buying a new TV because the picture no longer displays properly.

Households with analog TVs that get their TV via cable or satellite do not need a converter box, as those services already employ technology to convert analog signals. The Nielsen Co. estimates that ...

With cable packages averaging between $55 and $250 each month,1 it’s no wonder that live TV services lost more than 5 million ...

Massachusetts will apply a 6.25% sales tax to cable boxes with features beyond basic cable reception and parental controls. The tax applies to cable boxes with DVR functionality and access to ...

A set-top box that converts over-the-air digital TV broadcasts to analog for TV sets that accept only analog input (NTSC, PAL). It transforms digital broadcasts in standard definition (SD) and ...