This time next year, there will be a whole lot of useless TVs out there that will no longer be receiving an analog signal. 

As you've probably heard by now, the whole country is switching from analog to digital TV signals by February 17, 2009 -- as mandated by the U.S. Government.

What does this mean for RVers?   What about the TVs in RV travel trailers and motorhomes?  How can you tell if a TV is analog or digital anyway?

We like to watch movies on the TV in our RV. There’s only one problem, I don’t care to watch the same movies over and over again.  Once is enough.  And I see no point in paying $20 to buy a DVD movie. 

Fortunately, there are some unique options for RVers who like to watch movies, documentaries, TV episodes, music videos, and more -- whether you're a fulltimer or a weekend traveler.

Jim just called from a Travel America. Yep, he's riding around in an RV... again!

One interesting thing he learned on this trip is the fact that Travel America truck stops (I think they're technically called Travel Centers of America) have IdleAire in-cab services.

Briefly, it works something like this...

Okay... I never thought I'd be doing a movie review on this RV site.

But we just returned from a cross-country RV trip and had some pretty fun adventures. Along the way, more than one person said we just had to rent the movie RV, starring Robin Williams.

So I did (...despite my better judgment, because the previews just didn't look all that great).

Surprisingly, there were a bunch of funny moments.

I can't help but think that RVers will appreciate seeing some real-life moments play out in the movies (...albeit somewhat exaggerated, of course).