Back when broadcast television was first switching over from analog to digital most people needed to get a converter box to watch DTV broadcasts. Remember that abomination that was “HD-Ready”?

It transforms digital broadcasts in standard definition (SD) and high definition (HD) to analog. Also called a "DTV, ATSC, digital or set-top converter box," "D/A converter" (DAC) or "digital TV ...

Dec. 31 is the final day to order coupons for Digital TV converter boxes, which will be necessary for certain households to avoid a blackout during the Digital TV transition early next year, ...

U.S. Rep. John Kline is reminding Minnesotans that Dec. 31 is the final day to order coupons for digital TV converter boxes, which will be necessary for certain households to avoid a blackout ...