What television services/televisions are going to be phased out within the next few years?

I'm getting a new television. Someone told me that some tv's or services are going to be obsolete. He didn't explain himself fully. Can someone please elaborate on this, as I don't know the full details? Do I need to get a HD tv or can I still get a CRT tv? I'm confused. Thanks!

Here's what I think he was trying to say: the federal government has mandated that analog broadcasting (regular TV) be replaced by digital broadcasting in a few years. The date for this keeps getting pushed back, but I think the year will be 2009 (not sure about that). Now, notice I said *DIGITAL* broadcasting, not *HD*: the two are not the same thing (even though it's true that more digital broadcasting is going to HD format). Eventually you will either have to get a digital format TV or wait for the manufacturing companies to come out with the digital-to-analog set-top conversion boxes (IMHO the date keeps getting pushed back because they're waiting for those converters).

Fortunately, if you really do like CRT's then there is good news: there really is such a thing as an HD/digital CRT TV (I should know - I've had to repair several of them under warranty).

Channels 2-13 will be gone. All new TV sets 27" and above MUST have the newer ATSC digital tuner built in. You can, indeed still get a CRT TV, If you choose not to go HD, the set will need to be SD (standard definition) in order to be useful after the implementation of the new regulations. These sets are still digital, just not capable of the High Definition picture. The HD signals will be down-converted to play in the SD sets, as well.

HD IS THE FUTURE TV WILL BE HD IN THE FUTURE, CRT IS STILL A GOOD DEAL FOR NOW AS WELL.

Picture tube TV sets....or CRT TV sets....

Because the technology is older it may actually be available in Latin American countries while it disappears in the US and Canada....more people are moving towards LCD and DLP and Plasma TV sets.