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The End of Original Standard Television
Even the oldest televisions can still receive TV programs, whose broadcast
signal has not significantly changed. However, with little opposition, the
United States Congress has passed a law which would require cessation of all
conventional television broadcast signals by 2009. If the law comes to pass, all
conventional televisions, whether large or portable, with analog tuners will go
dark unless fitted with possibly expensive or bulky HDTV tuners or adapters, and
the spectrum will be auctioned off for other uses.
Television add-ons
The television was the first consumer mass market for video displays. Today
there are many television add-ons including Video Game Consoles, VCRs, Set-top
boxes for Cable, Satellite and DVB-T compliant Digital Television reception, DVD
players, or Digital Video Recorders (including personal video recorders, PVRs).
The add-on market continues to grow as new technologies are developed.
Computers, the internet, and even pocket devices such as the iPod provide other
ways to consume video content.
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