Jan 03 2009
V-Chip after Conversion
I had someone ask me about every single change that will take place because of the conversion, and it was brought up about how the V-Chip would be affected. Many people do not realize the signals embedded in the signal that your television gets, and how progressive television technology has become. The signal that the V-chip receives in order to determine what rating it is, is automatically embedded in the signal itself.
Once the V-chip was developed, many companies that make televisions were required to provide the option in the menu of the television. The exact quote from this FCC website states “half of all new television models 13 inches or larger manufactured after July 1, 1999, and all sets 13 inches or larger manufactured after January 1, 2000 must have V-Chip technology.”
Needless to say, the V-Chip will not be affected in any way when the conversion or transition takes place. In many cases, if you subscribe to a local cable company and have one of their digital boxes already, they should have some sort of parental control feature already. I hope this helps you parents!
