You know, those converters they’re gonna have to sell will have to put out an analog signal in the end... muahahaha... and I’m the girl who broadcast the first LOTR movie to her neighborhood (I was only trying to set up the VCR equivalent of a wireless internet network) when I was about 13. So I’ll just happily be in violation of the DMCA.
As long as you are not actually hacking hardware or software to remove digital encryption, you are not violating DMCA. If you use analog signal you obtained legally, you are not violating DMCA, you only risk copyright infringement.
Important distinction, because Violation of DMCA is serious stuff !!!
An example: ripping encrypted commercial DVD is a violation of DMCA, recording the very same movie on your DVD Recorder from digital cable is not.
A hint: stock up on good DVD recorders/PVRs made before 2005. They will become more precious in the future. Each recorder is good for approx. 2000-3000 hrs. of recording.
That's pretty cool on a technical level, but watch out for the FCC. They used to just send a nasty letter when they detected an unlicensed signal or got complaints, but now they'll come in like JBGTs.