February 17th.
Congress Changes DTV 'Hard' Date to June 12
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Posts: 4404 (01/30/2009 2:33 PM) |
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 dannie9 |
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Posts: 4438 (02/04/2009 6:59 PM) |
NEW: Congress voted Wednesday to postpone a nationwide switch to digital TV
NEW: The switch from analog had been set for February 17; it'll now be June 12 Millions of people have been unprepared to make the switch Bill will allow TV stations to keep analog transmitters plugged in until summer |
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iLOVEtubas |
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Posts: 19419 (02/04/2009 7:04 PM) |
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MuppetGrrl |
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Posts: 72930 (02/04/2009 7:07 PM) JJB Debater '03 |
TV is a luxury, this shouldn't be in the Senate to begin with. Maybe so, but as I mentioned the other day--this is a service that was previously free and available to everyone with an antenna. The government decided to switch it to digital--it would be ludicrous, IMO, for the government to make a law restricting an open service without offering some relief to people who will suddenly lose that service. They decided to make the switch because the technology's better and they want to open up more channels; it's not like they're doing it because analog TV is somehow harmful. That said, I do think that they should move forward with the change. It's been a long time. |
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AmandaBII |
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Posts: 1806 (02/04/2009 7:11 PM) |
They have been advertising the switch forever. If people aren't prepared now, they won't be prepared 4 months from now. For my own selfish reasons, I
just want them to make the switch. I'm sick of hearing about it.
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dannie9 |
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Posts: 4439 (02/04/2009 7:22 PM) |
i dont really see the need for the switch at all. other than to make ppl spend money.
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MuppetGrrl |
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Posts: 72931 (02/04/2009 7:25 PM) JJB Debater '03 |
Why the switch? We got the box last summer, and I have to say, getting 6 PBS channels is pretty awesome. 
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Kacie209 |
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Posts: 6894 (02/04/2009 7:26 PM) |
Great.. now we'll have to sit through all of those "Countdown" thing son the TV again!! *lol*
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dannie9 |
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Posts: 4440 (02/04/2009 7:30 PM) |
that really doesnt tell me anything.t hey are getting rid of analog so that entrepreneurs can use it? gimmie a break. still there is no need to go only
digital. dont entrepreneurs have enough already?
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MuppetGrrl |
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Posts: 72933 (02/04/2009 7:34 PM) JJB Debater '03 |
It's definitely an optional choice, not one that is necessary. That said, some entrepreneurs have a lot of money, but some are just starting.
"Entrepreneur" does not equal "rich."
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RoCkJ03 |
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Posts: 86939 (02/05/2009 10:51 AM) |
This is stupid.
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germanprincess |
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Posts: 57 (02/05/2009 11:04 AM) |
I think the more important issue is whether people will be able to get signal at all after the switch-- those of us that live in mountainous/hilly terrain or
are pointed in the opposite direction can not get signal from the DTV antennas. HOA's and rental properties can not put up big antennas. So, those people
do not get all the stations or even the local stations after the switch. So basically this is forcing us to buy cable or satellite.
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kellynn34 |
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Posts: 3422 (02/05/2009 12:22 PM) |
germanprincess wrote:That's a good point. My dad doesn't get ABC or NBC through DTV. The signal isn't strong enough. I'm sure he's glad that the switch got postponed to June. |
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Autumn23 |
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Posts: 2790 (02/05/2009 12:43 PM) |
I don't want to listen to that crap another 4 months! GEEZ!
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rokhas1yummybumbum |
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Posts: 12670 (02/05/2009 2:55 PM) |
RKKanhai wrote:Thank you. Now people want television to be a right? What a joke. People really don't have any excuses for not being ready, you won't die without getting to watch Oprah. And those commercials are annoying. They should change them to say "hey all you fat lazy morons who STILL couldn't be bothered to get a god damn box need to stfu about tv going black" |
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bigredmunkeebutt |
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Posts: 10857 (02/05/2009 2:59 PM) |
I think the main concern is about elderly people, who may not be able to understand how to hook up the box, or how to scan the channels in. TV isn't just
about watching Oprah, or Divorce Court. People need access to news, and information about the weather, and they need to be able to know what's going on, if
there's an emergency. Still, I don't think that in another 4 months, everyone's going to be ''ready'' if they aren't ready now.
I remember this being talked about back in the late 90's!
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Kimberlake |
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Posts: 1545 (02/05/2009 4:09 PM) |
I think the more important issue is whether people will be able to get signal at all after the switch-- those of us that live in mountainous/hilly terrain or are pointed in the opposite direction can not get signal from the DTV antennas. HOA's and rental properties can not put up big antennas. So, those people do not get all the stations or even the local stations after the switch. So basically this is forcing us to buy cable or satellite. I live in an area like that and we couldn't pick up all the stations either on a standard antenna. And the stations we could pick up would freeze a lot. We bought a Phillips HDTV Indoor/Outdoor antenna and can pick up everything just fine now. I think they should have put an INCOME LIMIT on the $40 coupons! The whole point of the coupons was to help people who couldn't afford the boxes, yet anyone, regardless of your income, could go online and get the coupons. Doesn't make much sense to me. |
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Shazamsleepy |
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Posts: 541 (02/05/2009 4:41 PM) |
so now the date is June 12? please clearify for me I havent bought a converter box yet.
thanks |
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