The "lost" bandwidth (CH52-69) is going to two way communications (the auction Google had a hand in setting the runes for a few months back).
In real world terms, the CW, My, or Univision affiliate will leave upper UHF and become a sub-channel on a CBS, Fox, or NBC digital broadcast, or something like that.
The benefits of digital TV (on an existing SD set) is you will get a stabler picture (no snow or ghosting), a couple more channels (although lower value), and an EPG (although some newer sets may already have an EPG).
At the end of the day though, there really isn't a whole lot gained by the end user by going to digital OTA.
Those that don't need cable or satellite will get one of the DTV tuners. It isn't hard, or particularly expensive. I have satellite, so am unaffected, really.
In real world terms, the CW, My, or Univision affiliate will leave upper UHF and become a sub-channel on a CBS, Fox, or NBC digital broadcast, or something like that.
The benefits of digital TV (on an existing SD set) is you will get a stabler picture (no snow or ghosting), a couple more channels (although lower value), and an EPG (although some newer sets may already have an EPG).
At the end of the day though, there really isn't a whole lot gained by the end user by going to digital OTA.
Those that don't need cable or satellite will get one of the DTV tuners. It isn't hard, or particularly expensive. I have satellite, so am unaffected, really.