qworster
join:2001-11-25
Los Angeles, CA
1 edit | Hello??
What if the converter boxes wind up costing 100 dollars? Why should people have to PAY so the Govt. can make money? I would consider this a form of taxation! |
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amungus
Premium
join:2004-11-26
America
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that truly is a sad sad photo.
The old adage, "if it isn't broken, then don't fix it" comes to mind.
I'm still a huge fan of analog, be it tv, audio, or whatever. I'm not looking forward to this shift, even though I do have cable. They will likely wish to switch too, if nothing else than for HDTV, and that means I'll have to get a box or three, likely a junky old moto unless I wish to pay for more. If/when that day comes, I'd rather bolt a dish on the roof and use cable for internet only. |
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alg
Just a shot away
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join:2001-04-10
Houston, TX
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| Converters
quote:
"It's going to affect a lot of people, and it's going to leave a lot of people without TV," Perlin said. "I don't want cable because I don't need that many channels."
Then don't buy cable and just get the tuner so you can continue watching OTA. I'm really getting tired of everybody thinking that they will need to get cable or satellite in 2009 just to watch their local channels.
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rid0617
join:2003-07-20
Greer, SC | reply to amungus
Re: sad indeed
With the garbage on TV I have no intention of buying one. Goodbye TV |
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pnh102
Reptiles Are Cuddly And Pretty
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join:2002-05-02
Mount Airy, MD |  Pathetic
What did these people do when DC power was phased out?
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Hall
Premium,MVM
join:2000-04-28
Dayton, OH | reply to qworster
Re: Hello??
The frequencies that analog TV is currently carried on is going to be sold (rented ?) by the gov't to entities for non-TV usage, hence the part of the story that mentions $10b from auction. In theory, it will cost taxpayers ZERO. |
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DVOOR8
join:2001-12-24
USA
·Optimum Online
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said by qworster  :What if the converter boxes wind up costing 100 dollars? Why should people have to PAY so the Govt. can make money? I would consider this a form of taxation! Sounds like the government has been bought and paid for. Frickin politicians getting paid by lobbyists for the cable/TV/satellite industry. |
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Karl Bode
News Guy
join:2000-03-02 | reply to pnh102
Re: Pathetic
That's a somewhat harsh word to call grandpa....
There's days where I wish my maximum exposure to this culture was via ten minutes of TV over rabbit ear. |
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Pashune
Inhaling at 675 KB per sec.
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join:2006-04-14
Gautier, MS | Well
..Well, I guess I'm ready, despite I have a DirecTV box that's close to 10 years old now.. |
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DrModem
Premium
join:2006-10-19
USA
1 edit | Healthiness Boost
With thier health conditions most probably don't need to be watching TV anyhow.
This switch will be a boost to national health!
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Plus tv is trash anyway. |
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swintec
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join:2003-12-19
Alfred, ME
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|  Umm ok...
""I don't want cable because I don't need that many channels."
Uhh Hello, Mr Perlin...You don't NEED any channels, What did you do before TV? What did people say before TV? They didnt need ANY channels?? Now look at us. Lets get with the program. I didnt NEED broadband speeds back when I had dialup, now I have no problem forking out the cash to use it.
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HateTank
join:2004-03-07
Trinity, AL | ears
quote:
"Perlin, 88, will be among nearly 500,000 in greater Houston, according to Nielsen, whose rabbit ears won't cut it anymore.
The rabbit ears are just fine.... |
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Greg_Z
Premium
join:2001-08-08
Springfield, IL
·Comcast
| reply to qworster
Re: Hello??
Then those people do not need them, nor a TV and can go back to spending time with their families, or reading a good book. Evil concept, but television is the devil.
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dallasb
join:2007-07-02
Canton, OH | reply to HateTank
Re: ears
Yup, keep the ears, replace the TV and get nice clean uncompressed HD  |
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81399672
Premium
join:2006-05-17
Los Angeles, CA | I refuse to switch
I refuse to switch and i hope a lot of people complain about the switch
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djrobx
join:2000-05-31
Valencia, CA
·PHONE POWER
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·RoadRunner Cable
4 edits | reply to dallasb
Re: ears
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Yup, keep the ears, replace the TV and get nice clean uncompressed HD
Err, no. OTA HD is still compressed into a 19.2mbps stream (or even less per channel, if multicasting is used).
Don't confuse uncompressed to mean the same thing as not recompressed or transcoded. Many cable companies simply deliver a remuxed version of the same 19.2mbps stream (two channels neatly fit into a QAM256 stream), which yields the exact same quality. Providers who are in more of a crunch are either recompressing (DirecTV's infamous HD-Lite, some cable) or transcoding (More recent DirecTV's MPEG-4 or AT&T U-Verse). These sorts of recompressed streams will always be inferior to the 19.2mbps "source".
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elister
join:2006-07-17
Seattle, WA
| reply to qworster
Re: Hello??
»www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a···82107049
80$ and you can get an FCC waiver to offset that by 100$. So that poor old man in Texas can get a set top box can make 20$ on the deal.
This device is basically for standard TVs, its not for HDTV sets. |
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53059959
Temp banned from BBR more then anyone
join:2002-10-02
PwnZone | reply to pnh102
Re: Pathetic
exactly, old people can gtfo. analog is for n00bs |
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primeomega
join:2004-03-11
De Pere, WI
| reply to 81399672
Re: I refuse to switch
Refuse all that you want, you have not choice. It's a done deal. And come on, it's not a big deal.
When cars came out, people who had horse complained. It shows in history with many items. Its how the word grows. Better get used to it, or step off. |
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plat2on1
join:2002-08-21
Hopewell Junction, NY
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Re: Hello??
said by elister :» www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a···8210704980$ and you can get an FCC waiver to offset that by 100$. So that poor old man in Texas can get a set top box can make 20$ on the deal. This device is basically for standard TVs, its not for HDTV sets. and that is $80 right now...in two years when they are required they will probably cost a 1/4 of that |
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