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I have met dozens of techie people over the years, many of which don't understand why Noobie is still in business. This is usually because they assume that since they know how to use their computer, cell phone and every other gadget they own, that the rest of the world does too. If you are reading this, you probably know how wrong those "other" techie people are. A recently concluded Noobie poll adds further evidence. The poll asked the following question, "How many of the following television features do you understand: LCD; 1080p; 120Hz; Contrast Ratio; Response Time; DLNA?" A… Continue reading...

So it seems I jumped the gun a little bit by saying that the digital television transition won't happen until June 12. In reality, the FCC is allowing television stations to go ahead with the transition if they are ready and still want to transition early. If you are interested in finding out whether or not your local television stations are transitioning, the FCC is maintaining a list on their web site of all full-power television stations that are terminating their analog service before or on February 17. I checked and none of the major stations in the Indianapolis area… Continue reading...

February 17th. February 17th. February 17th. Do you feel like that date has been drilled inside your head by now? Well, guess what? You'd better get used to a new one. Here, I'll get the ball rolling for you. June 12th. June 12th. June 12th. If you don't have a clue what I'm talking about I'm referring to the date that the U.S. will transition from analog to digital television. If you still don't know what I'm talking about, please call me immediately. We need to talk. So it seems the combination of the coupon programming running out of funds… Continue reading...

I was blessed with another appearance on the Fox 59 Morning News show this morning. Today's topic was picking the right digital television. It's always hard to squeeze in everything I want to say during one of these segments so, like I did last time, I am going to include my full list of bullet points I planned on covering along with the video below. If you are not reading this on the Noobie web site, click here to watch the video. Budget Widescreen digital televisions are expensive Plan on spending $500 - $1,500 for 32" - 42" screens Bigger… Continue reading...

Noobie recently ran a poll on its web site asking how important the number of available high definition channels is when choosing between over-the-air, cable or satellite programming. The results were definitely interesting. The majority, roughly 39% of respondents, said that the number of high definition channels was not at all important. The second highest group of voters, 27% of respondents, said that the number of high definition channels was extremely important. The remaining 34% were split somewhere between somewhat important, important and very important. So it appears for most people that high definition channels are either extremely important or… Continue reading...