Congress voted Wednesday to delay the transition to Digital Television to June 12th, 2009. If you are confused, or just not ready for the switch to digital TV, you have nearly four more months to get ready for the switch.

Now TV broadcasters have the option of transmitting both analog and digital signals for another four months.

Some viewers have put off buying a new television or a converter box for their old one. Some are still waiting for government coupons discounting the price. Many are struggling to make the boxes work.

The number of people totally unprepared for digital TV is concerning, but it is surprising who those people are. The youngest viewers - adults 35 and under - have done nothing. That's about 12 percent of that demographic. The Nielsen company found about seven percent of the 35 to 54 crowd unprepared as well. Among those 55 and older, less than three percent have procrastinated.

Neilsen figures about 6.5 percent of central Indiana viewers have yet to figure out the DTV connections. That's higher than the national average of about 5.5 percent.

Critics of the delay say it will confuse consumers even more. TV stations spent two years and millions of dollars getting ready for February 17th.

By: DocMemory
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