Looking back nearly 12 years, it always amazed me how much effort the US put into marketing this change and notifying viewers. Canada only started notifying about 90 days prior and most of the ads were self serving sales pitches by Bell, Rogers and Shaw to switch to a pay service subscription. Not one station in Canada even marked the occasion. Don’t even recall it being news on the transition day which was august 31 2011. OTA is an after thought in Canada.
We were informed beginning in June of 2008 about the February and then June 2009 DTV transition. We had a full year warning and OTA viewers got special attention given to them. The FCC in America wanted to just cover their own rumps for selling out the Antenna users to cellular companies. It was no great service to us. Antenna users in the US still got rammed in the whole Repack deal. Don't let these advanced in depth warning videos fool you. Not to mention in North America the ATSC 1.0 digital signal is so compressed it is absolute horse manure in quality for the cable and satellite users and only marginally better for free OTA users. Come February 17th and June 12th, 2009 transmitters still weren't even decent quality with their compressed transmissions of the compressed digital signals. Over 300 crucial stations nationwide were bribed with millions of dollars to cease operation and go dark forever. Check out Antenna Man on UA-cam, he has a whole in depth history on the shady DTV FCC Repack deal of 2008. Look up Multi-Path Interference and you'll see how weak and cheap the digital signal is compared to the former NTSC Analog signal.
@@TodoDekuOTP I’m very aware of what went on. However terrible you think the US broadcast industry is and the shady FCC deals, Canada is far worse. In major cities, you are lucky to have 5 signals in Canada if you aren’t near the US border. In fact there are many areas that only have 1 channel or even no reception at all. Canada was also effected by the repack. I believe Canada completed the repack over the past few months. We actually still have some NTSC stations in some markets. For example CHRO which is the CTV2 affiliate for eastern Ontario, the Pembroke Ontario transmitter is still transmitting in analog on Ch.5. I totally get the flaws of ATSC but the reality is just about every home has widescreen TVs these days with digital tuners. I doubt anyone is watching the NTSC signals that remain. Speaking of ATSC, I know many US markets are adopting ATSC 3.0. That I can almost guarantee will never happen in Canada. We will lose OTA reception entirely before that ever happens.
@@nick56677 The money came from the cell phone companies who paid $20 billion for the spectrum that was freed. The government spent a little over $1 billion on the coupons. That's fair and pretty normal, just it usually happens between businesses or the government itself and not with consumers.
Once, I played this on my 3DS, iPhone, and Laptop as a representation of televisions in the average house(even though the switch is pretty much over in the US).
You probably wouldn't have due to a said tv could only recieve one or the other signal, of analog or digital at once. Unless you had a tv like mine where you could toggle between analog and digital at the same time with a button on the remote, or go through the inputs manually to get to either analog or digital.
If you slow down the video the last second, you will be able to see both. (The green slide was there most of the time, when it comes back to normal, the red slide will come for a split second.) Timestamp for it: 1:46
This TV is READY means you either have a digital television witha good vhf/uhf antenna or you have a digital converter box from your singal and live a few miles away from it
Basically, no. There were a few C-Band transponders still in use but for the most part the big dishes became obsolete in the mid 1990's (I had one). We have used Ku and Ka band dishes since then.
what if you hooked a raw cband feed to an ordinary television set? What would you see? And why cant a person hook satellite tv to a tv set without a reciever?
Uh, because this was pre-scheduled and pre-recorded. You should ask all natural disasters to give 24 hours advance warning, that way they can record the EAS message, distribute it to all the stations, and schedule the message at the exact same time.
What TVs show the red screen, besides analog TVs? Don't click "Read more" until you know the answer. It's not just a TV, it's the Sega Game Gear TV Tuner!
Great to know my phone is ready for the digital transition.
Thank you my kind man, now my (2017) iPad 5th Generation (Space Gray) is ready for the digital transition.
0:45 Mission Passed! Respect +
Looking back nearly 12 years, it always amazed me how much effort the US put into marketing this change and notifying viewers. Canada only started notifying about 90 days prior and most of the ads were self serving sales pitches by Bell, Rogers and Shaw to switch to a pay service subscription. Not one station in Canada even marked the occasion. Don’t even recall it being news on the transition day which was august 31 2011. OTA is an after thought in Canada.
We were informed beginning in June of 2008 about the February and then June 2009 DTV transition. We had a full year warning and OTA viewers got special attention given to them. The FCC in America wanted to just cover their own rumps for selling out the Antenna users to cellular companies. It was no great service to us. Antenna users in the US still got rammed in the whole Repack deal. Don't let these advanced in depth warning videos fool you. Not to mention in North America the ATSC 1.0 digital signal is so compressed it is absolute horse manure in quality for the cable and satellite users and only marginally better for free OTA users. Come February 17th and June 12th, 2009 transmitters still weren't even decent quality with their compressed transmissions of the compressed digital signals. Over 300 crucial stations nationwide were bribed with millions of dollars to cease operation and go dark forever. Check out Antenna Man on UA-cam, he has a whole in depth history on the shady DTV FCC Repack deal of 2008. Look up Multi-Path Interference and you'll see how weak and cheap the digital signal is compared to the former NTSC Analog signal.
@@TodoDekuOTP I’m very aware of what went on. However terrible you think the US broadcast industry is and the shady FCC deals, Canada is far worse. In major cities, you are lucky to have 5 signals in Canada if you aren’t near the US border. In fact there are many areas that only have 1 channel or even no reception at all. Canada was also effected by the repack. I believe Canada completed the repack over the past few months.
We actually still have some NTSC stations in some markets. For example CHRO which is the CTV2 affiliate for eastern Ontario, the Pembroke Ontario transmitter is still transmitting in analog on Ch.5.
I totally get the flaws of ATSC but the reality is just about every home has widescreen TVs these days with digital tuners. I doubt anyone is watching the NTSC signals that remain.
Speaking of ATSC, I know many US markets are adopting ATSC 3.0. That I can almost guarantee will never happen in Canada. We will lose OTA reception entirely before that ever happens.
Also here in the states the Government was giving away the DTV converter boxes for free to ppl with older tvs so they didn't have to upgrade TVs
They need to make sure the public's tv is capable of receiving their propaganda.
Cant have people thinking on their own, thats just silly.
@@nick56677 The money came from the cell phone companies who paid $20 billion for the spectrum that was freed. The government spent a little over $1 billion on the coupons. That's fair and pretty normal, just it usually happens between businesses or the government itself and not with consumers.
We Still Need The NOT READY Version
I see a 0.2 milliseconds message for not ready
Thank you kind sir, now I know that my HP Chromebook 11a-nb0000 Series is ready for the Digital Transition on Feburary 17th, 2009.
Lol
I recognize the background music during the beeps in between the voiceover from The Weather Channel.
Once, I played this on my 3DS, iPhone, and Laptop as a representation of televisions in the average house(even though the switch is pretty much over in the US).
try it on Swtich？😆
Great to know my Xiaomi Android TV box is ready for the digital transition
What if you saw both the green and red screens like in this video?
You probably wouldn't have due to a said tv could only recieve one or the other signal, of analog or digital at once. Unless you had a tv like mine where you could toggle between analog and digital at the same time with a button on the remote, or go through the inputs manually to get to either analog or digital.
@@morganrussman And even so, they wouldn’t be both on at the same time. You would have to change the inputs and see the difference!
@@AheadMatthewawsome Yeah, that is true.
🥴 Yikes, I would be so confused!
If you slow down the video the last second, you will be able to see both.
(The green slide was there most of the time, when it comes back to normal, the red slide will come for a split second.)
Timestamp for it: 1:46
Ah, thank god my Lenovo ThinkPad L412 (2010) is ready for the DTV transition on February 17, 2009.
Thank you sir. Now i know that my moto g72 is ready for Digital Transition on Feb 17, 2009
0:34 “Turn on all of the TV’s”
Me having 4 TV’s in my house:
you can see the not ready screen for a little and i mean a little bit (go frame by frame and not use a phone to do it)
1:46 this TV is not ready message!
I think it’s a *Hiccup.*
Also at 0:24
That don’t count. As it is part of the pre test
Yeah I found out that the reason why it appears is due to the computer for the non ready being different. They turn that on, then the ready signal.
My iPhone 7 is ready for digital transition!
Taken during The Simpsons on CW50
Recorded On WKBD-TV The CW 50 Detroit, Michigan
Great to know my HP Chromebook is ready for the transition!!!!
Wait?
My grandmother still have an analog tv
I still have one. However, it hasn't been plugged in to power and turned on in years.
Great to knaur that my samsung galaxy A33 is ready
(I'm from Slovakia)
14 years
"This is only a test"
This TV is READY means you either have a digital television witha good vhf/uhf antenna or you have a digital converter box from your singal and live a few miles away from it
Now where is the failed version of this test? Could you please link it.
Even the old tv in my basement that I never use?
Also they did this in uk or maybe
0:45 is where the test starts
Was C-Band satellite still in existence back then?
Basically, no. There were a few C-Band transponders still in use but for the most part the big dishes became obsolete in the mid 1990's (I had one). We have used Ku and Ka band dishes since then.
what if you hooked a raw cband feed to an ordinary television set? What would you see? And why cant a person hook satellite tv to a tv set without a reciever?
1:45 is where the test ends
@damron13 lol! they had sealed the border!
is this ripped from satellite? or cable?
That couldn't happen, it would've shown a red screen
@@jamo62No, both would have shown green. Analog is the only broadcast that showed red
Reminds me of something to do with the moon
hmmmm
you're overthinking it buddy, just get some real, dreamless sleep
local 58 reference (?)
It sounds like the disney coming soon narroater!
Scdaniel Greeny That’s Beau Weaver, who I think was this years Emmys announcer.
0:42
EAS cant do them all at once but this test can..?
EAS can
Uh, because this was pre-scheduled and pre-recorded. You should ask all natural disasters to give 24 hours advance warning, that way they can record the EAS message, distribute it to all the stations, and schedule the message at the exact same time.
I'm ready because I have direct tv
this was 9 years ago so it already happened before you posted this comment.
Now it's 10 years ago
It already happened.
Whats the fail look like?
It shows a red box instead and it says NOT READY with the bold letters
What TVs show the red screen, besides analog TVs? Don't click "Read more" until you know the answer.
It's not just a TV, it's the Sega Game Gear TV Tuner!
My Old TV passed the test!
you might have a converter box
Bro he is stuck in the past
0:46 🤬 🤬 🤬