Back to the Future

Rabbit Ears--those goofy antennas that evoke the Golden Age of television--are back with a high-tech twist. High Definition television looks great when the signal is captured by an antenna. Because the signal is digital, the viewer either gets perfect visuals and sound or nothing at all.

Now comes the ironic part. Cable television began in the 1960s to give folks better TV reception. But in many cases over-the-air HD offers a better picture than the compressed signals that come from many cable and satellite companies. This Yahoo! News story tells the tale.

We're likely to see a lot more antennas sprouting up on rooftops as we get closer to Feb. 17, 2009, the date that analog TV broadcasts will end and the world of HDTV will completely take over.

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Gabcast! Club MediaNote #44