On Sun, Jul 6, 2008 at 8:52 AM, Leo Mauler webgiant@yahoo.com wrote:
There's a difference between *wanting to* buy a new TV to get color, instead of having to watch the color programming on a B&W TV (and *being able to do so*), and *having to* buy a new TV/convertor just to watch TV.
Yes, sometimes people using dinosaur tech get obsoleted. It's happened before, believe it or not:
1) People who used Edison's direct current systems (yup, long time ago) 2) People who used software on TRS-80s, Commodore 64s, etc 3) Anyone who used DOS, Win95 4) Anyone who used cellular phones (NOT wireless) 5) 8-track tapes, VHS, audio cassettes, DVDs (soon) 6) ISA, AGP cards
Stop crying already. Go to https://www.dtv2009.gov. This has been known about for a while now, and is a very good thing, as we do not want to keep using analog shit forever.
Because if weak digital signals aren't watchable, then we're *losing* a lot in the switchover. We will have gone from *some* TV in remote areas to *NO* TV in remote areas. Shrinking the broadcast region is a loss, no matter how much you try to tart up the switchover as a "gain".
What's this "we" shit, white man? LOL I'm willing to bet that almost everyone on this list has cable, satellite, or that lame AT&T thing. I highly doubt that we're "losing a lot". You sure like to cry about crap, don't ya?
Besides, is losing a television signal really that bad of a thing for people? Last I looked all of the stuff on broadcast television was crap.
J