the program and coupons are still available (at this point).

Myth #4: Using a converter box will allow me to watch HDTV.

DTV is not the same thing as HDTV. While the DTV system encompasses standard- and high-definition video formats, HDTV (the video format) represents the highest-resolution video formats of the DTV system. That means you could have a situation wherein a new digital TV tuner box is connected to an old tube TV, and the digital tuner is receiving a local HD channel. In this case, the video signal is HD, the tuner sees it as HD, the TV station tells you the channel is being broadcast in HD, but the video signal is ...

the program and coupons are still available (at this point).

Myth #4: Using a converter box will allow me to watch HDTV.

DTV is not the same thing as HDTV. While the DTV system encompasses standard- and high-definition video formats, HDTV (the video format) represents the highest-resolution video formats of the DTV system. That means you could have a situation wherein a new digital TV tuner box is connected to an old tube TV, and the digital tuner is receiving a local HD channel. In this case, the video signal is HD, the tuner sees it as HD, the TV station tells you the channel is being broadcast in HD, but the video signal is converted and sent to the old TV in the standard-definition format—as it should be for a screen that provides standard-definition resolution. For a true HD experience—regardless of whether you are a cable/satellite subscriber or you receive TV over-the-air using a DTV tuner—everything has to be HD-compatible, including the video material, the video cables connecting the gear, and the TV itself.

Myth #5: There are no stations broadcasting digital television programming.

As of this writing the National Association of Broadcasting lists 1,655 DTV stations currently in operation across 210 U.S. markets. (The U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico are already broadcasting in digital.) Video quality, though, can vary a bit depending on the converter box you choose. In my experience, older DTV tuners lack the sensitivity of newer models, because increased tuner sensitivity typically improves DTV reception quality and/or enables the use of smaller/simpler antenna configurations. Zenith (now owned by LG) invented most of the DTV technology that we use today, so a Zenith/LG-branded DTV tuner (or off-brand using Zenith/LG hardware like Best Buy's Insignia NS-DXA1-APT) typically outperforms other brands in terms of sensitivity (picking up weak signals). Samsung's DTV tuner products are also w