But my understanding is that you don't have to have an HD TV, just be able able to receive a digital signal

Yes - the digital switchover has nothing to do with HD. Like I said above, if you've got a color TV with a remote, the chances that your TV won't be able to receive a digital signal are practically nil.

ita, I missed your question above, but I have a Microsoft wireless mouse/keyboard combo and it works very well. If I were going to replace it, I'd probably decide based more on ergonomics than brand.

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Yes - the digital switchover has nothing to do with HD. Like I said above, if you've got a color TV with a remote, the chances that your TV won't be able to receive a digital signal are practically nil.

I think the electronics marketing people are trying to confuse us into buying really expensive TV's.

I'm in Sophia's camp.

Well, my Sony Wega tube TV is color and has a remote but it can't decode digital TV signals.

It can display HD, though, so long as it is presented on the composite inputs.

It wouldn't let me cut/delete (cut does nothing, delete deletes the message), but now I see that if I open the message in its own window I get a "remove" option in the right-click menu.

It's annoying that that doesn't work in the preview pane.

What about digital TV if you only have rabbit ears for reception? I have a color TV with a remote.

What about digital TV if you only have rabbit ears for reception? I have a color TV with a remote.

From the FCC

If you receive only free over-the-air television programming, the type of TV you own, either a digital TV or an analog TV, is very important. Consumers who receive only free over-the-air television may view digital programming through a TV set with a built-in digital tuner (integrated DTV) or a digital-ready monitor with a separate digital tuner set-top box. (Both of these digital television types are referred to as a DTV). The only additional equipment required to view over-the-air digital programming with a DTV is a regular antenna, either on your roof or a smaller version on your TV such as “rabbit ears.”

If you have an analog television, you will have to purchase a digital-to-analog set-top converter box to attach to your TV set to be able to view over-the-air digital programming (see “What About My Analog TV?” below).

I should point out that my pre-coffee reponse up there left out the fact that we have a digital converter box, and have for a few years. I tend to forget the thing isn't part of the actual TV.

So if it's got a remote, it's a digital TV?