According to everything I have heard it won't be long and all tv's will be digital. I really don't understand the reasoning behind this but the article Digital In, Analog Out says it all. I have to admit that it strikes a chord when it says that this is a government mandate. I understand what the article is saying and it helps me to understand why the change. But the fact that the government is saying do it or else does bother me. I have kept hearing on the television that this is taking effect but until I read Digital In, Analog Out I had no idea why.