NEW YORK More than 13 million households are unprepared for the TV industry’s transition to digital broadcasting a year from now on Feb. 17, 2009.
According to Nielsen data released Friday, 13 million households have TV sets that can only receive analog broadcasts. Another 6 million households have at least one TV set that will no longer work after the big switch.
If the switch took place today, more than 10 percent of households would find themselves staring at a snowy screen; nearly 17 percent would have at least one analog TV set that wouldn’t work.
Between now and then, consumers have several choices: purchase a new digital set, purchase a converter box for the old set or subscribe to a subscription TV service.
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