[Las Vegas Dave]

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[Las Vegas Dave]

Pinging the HDTV list..

HDTV pings!

[gwilhelm56]

YOu want the US Government to do something that Resembles COMMON SENSE???

LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL

Can you tell that I’ve had dealings with Federal, State, and or Local Governments??

/Sarc

[HangnJudge]

People have had plenty of warning
TV watching is not a Right
The World will continue spinning on it's axis
This will all pan out in time

The government was kind enough to
offer to help in the transition,
when it was under no obligation to do so.

So what, if that act of kindness is not all encompassing.

Get it over with

[PAR35]

Anyone who didn’t know they needed a converter apparently didn’t watch much TV anyway.

As for programming the box, I bought one at WalMart (RCA) that suffered from instructions that omitted a key step. I bought one at Radio Shack for $10 more that was not a problem.

Of course, since the digital signals are much weaker, I’ll probably have to spring for a rooftop or attic antenna.

[Mr. K]

My brother has gotten a digital converter and he said he picks up 3 times as many TV stations over the airwaves now, with great pictures.

He is thinking of getting rid of his cable connection.

Anyone else have any experience with this?

[NVDave]

Nothing in that list of suggestions deals with the translator/low-power issues in much of the rural areas.

When a plan forgets to address a significant portion of the customer base, well, it is sorta doomed from the outset. And that’s the problem with the DTV conversion plan(s). The bureaucrats and industry flunkies thought that everyone lived in cities. They don’t. They thought that all the sources of signal would be converted to broadcast in DTV. They won’t be.

[Hot Tabasco]

Clinton signed the conversion to digital bill during his watch so people have had approximately 10 years to save $5 per month in order to buy a nice 26" LCD HDTV............

No sympathy here, let the change begin!!! Did I say "change"? I didn't mean it in "that" way.......

[reagan_fanatic]

And I also believe that that should be the government's attitude -- they started this transition so they have a responsibility to do everything possible to help their citizens keep their TVs. The cavalier comments from some (government and private industry) officials that people will just 'figure it out later' are shameful.

Good grief. How much is enough? Have we not had enough PSA's advising of the changeover? Have we not had enough of the near constant ticker tape scrools across the bottom of the screen, the newspaper articles, the news stories on the networks?

You would have to be a complete moron not to know about the switch to digital by now.

My Mom knows absolutely nothing about digital vs analog and is technologically challenged, but even she knew what was coming and now has her converter box hooked up and running.

People need to stop being so dependent upon the government doing everything for them and start doing some of it themselves.

[lbama]

Who watches TV?

[Paleo Conservative]

1. Delay the Transition By Five Months Move the transition date to August 17, 2009, not May 17, 2009 as some congressmen are contemplating. The May date would be in the middle of Sweeps Month, the critical ratings period for local TV stations. Moving the transition to a time when stations could lose some viewers, at least temporarily, just doesn't make sense. August is a low ratings period; there will be less disruption on both the local stations and viewers who won't lose the season finales of their favorite shows.

Does this Bozo know how hot it gets in Texas in August? If people need to get on their roofs to install new TV antennas, it would be better in the spring. Anyway, mid-August is too close to the beginning of football season.

[Straight Vermonter]

The cavalier comments from some (government and private industry) officials that people will just 'figure it out later' are shameful.

Hardly. If people haven't figured out what they need to do by now it is hard to imagine that more time will improve matters.

The idea of the government subsidizing TV viewing and even purchasing TV hardware is laughable. I want a Wii can they help me out with that?

[mbraynard]

I have a better idea.

If the date comes and your TV doesn't work, f*** you, dummy. Go outside and get some exercise.

[Professional Engineer]

[FreedomPoster]

My totally non-techie wife, upon seeing a commercial on the switchover tonight:

“I’m really tired of seeing these commercials. Let’s do it, and get it over with. Haven’t they already put it off once? I really hope they don’t do that again.”

When someone like her is saying that, you know people are tired of it and just want to see it through.

[hunter112]

I was following along for the first four points. They seemed to have some logical sense behind them. Then came point five, and paying people to install these things started sounding goofy.

When I got to point six and the name of Bernie Sanders, the socialist, came up I knew I had been led down the garden path. The real reason was point seven, so that Bernie's buddy Barry can keep his flock of sheeple together.

[TheRightGuy]

come feb 17th, women, children, and obama voters will be hardest hit

[dilvish]

His plan stinks. The last thing needed is more delays. Part of the problem this thing is having is all the delays. The delays have caused people to get completely confused about the relationship of HD and digital and what we’re switching to and what they need to handle. More delays will just spawn more confusion.

We know a large percentage of the coupons weren’t actually used. What they should do is spend the next 4 weeks figuring out how many weren’t used, that’ll tell them how much money the program actually still has. Then they should be ready to send the coupons out FAST (next mailing day at the latest) on the 17th. Make the switch, everybody that needs a box will get one with or without the government’s help by the end of the month, or they’ll learn to read books.

This thing is like pulling a bandaid off a hairy part of your body. In the end the best path is to just rip the freaking thing off and get it over with.

[kinsman redeemer]

I walk into the living room and my wife says, "Comcast has digital for $10. Is that a good deal?"

"Digital what?", says I.

"I don't know. DVD?"