Hold off on DTV coupons
If you use an over-the-air antenna to receive television signals, your TV will go dark next February. That is, unless you use a converter box to convert the new digital signals into analog signals that your older TV can display. The federal government is offering $40 coupons to help you buy these converter boxes, which right now are going for about $50 or $60.
You can start using these boxes right now, but technology Web site Cnet.com has an interesting posting that argues consumers should wait to claim their coupons, which expire three months after you receive them. Read it here, “Don’t Sign Up for Your $40 Converter Box Coupon – Yet.”
More about the digital conversion at DTV.gov.
