New York Times:
Millions of households will lose television reception next week when about 1,000 broadcasters around the nation shut off their analog signals and complete their conversion to digital programming, federal officials say.
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What size do you think that TV is?
He seems to be carrying it with little effort.
I see this as a good thing. Read instead, or better yet, have a conversation with your family instead of sitting comatose and slackjawed watching bad TV.
very bad TV
But I don't want to buy a car, my horse and buggy are still working fine.
I don't want to buy a new car; my Jeep is running just fine.
Oh please! Millions of TV screens might go blank? I can't think of too many things that would be better for a lot of Americans. Of course, it will just end up being a great month for Best Buy. Regardless of how much money people have, they will run down and buy a new TV in a panic. They shouldn't but they will. And you will hear them whine about it on the 6:00 news.....u
MAybe if TV offered something worth watching, more people would be interested in the move. Right now, most TV is worthless pap interrupted repeatedly by more worthless garbage. Broader and more honest news reporting can be found via CBC, BBC, and similar venues on the radio. TV? Not needed in our lives.
You do realize that you can get broader shows with cable and low and behold you get them through the tv. Hmmmmm
Yeah, but to get the decent cable stations, you first have to pay for hundreds of crap stations. No thanks. Radio is free, you contribute what you can. Kind of like socialism. It's nice.
There's been so much hype about this, you'd think it was an emergency. Hey, we're talking about TELEVISION. Here's an idea, get rid of your TV, it's a brain killer.
Not watching TV for a couple days is not going to kill anyone.
Folks, we got bigger fish to fry.
I feel bad for those who thought they prepared and are going to face poor or no reception. For those who didn't get around to doing anything..
all i can say to those millions of people.... GET WITH IT! it's 2009 and you have known about this for AGES! Stop crying and join the rest of the television world
I don't understand how anyone in the inner cities can watch TV over airwaves. I've never been able to get a decent signal in any major city without cable.
I am so friggin smug about about not having a TV. Look at me! Give me attention. I threw my TV away! ARRRGGH. F**k the man!
LOL, they do protest a bit much.
Amen to you both.
I have my computer hooked up to my LCD TV, and use a wireless keyboard and mouse. I see no reason for everyone not to do this. Kill your TV.
No, I do not live in my Mother's basement.
I've known about this switch back in 1994. We talked about it in my radio broadcasting class.
But... are YOU ready?
Gee so many TV haters...m
i do not plabn to throw out any analog TV sets until they die a natural death..the digital to analog converter will work fjust fine thank you. with more and more TV shows available in HD on my PC that i can watch on my 20 inch flat wide LED screen i am as happy as a can be....
and just because most tv programing is dreadful not all tv programing is worthy of contempt..
Exactly, I don't watch reality shows and watch news shows with a grain of salt. But with 200 channels I find many channels to watch. I guess they don't like the History Channel, Discovery, Planet Green, HGTV and so forth. They wouldn't want to expand their mind and heck might actually learn something.
Woah, thanks for the tip! I'll rush out right now and buy me a TV and cable package.
The comment in the statment issued by Mr. Obama that I appreciate most of all:
"I WANT TO BE CLEAR: THERE WILL NOT BE ANOTHER DELAY."
Oh, praise Jesus! I am so tired of hearing about this. The millions of households that are not ready may just not want to upgrade. Perhaps they found out they can live with out TV.
I can only add, Do NOT delay again. Just DO it for Christsake
Oh yes, hurry! Hurry!
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First Posted: 06- 5-09 10:55 PM | Updated: 06- 5-09 11:02 PM