If you’re one of many who has a battery operated portable that you use outdoors or while camping, you should know that come February of 2009, the TV will be largely useless. The government does not expect that battery operated DTV converters will be manufactured. These sets are still being sold in stores but beware: unless it specifically states that the set has an ATSC tuner, and there are some out there, you will not receive digital on it next year.