As everyone should know (but many don’t), television is changing in a big way in February (although as of this writing the February 17th date has gone soft). The way of transmission between station and you, good enough for better than fifty years, is going away. And other than some silly little promotions by the NAB, no one is really talking about the changes that are coming, and the resultant changes you need to, or can, make to continue watching re-runs of McHale’s Navy. So in an occasional series, I’m going to wax philosophical about the changes, and even point out some things no one seems to be mentioning in the transition from analog to digital. In this installment, I’m going to give you a quick primer on all those silly terms geeks like me tend to spout at a moment’s notice that sound like the worst kind of gobbledygook.
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