81399672
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join:2006-05-17
Los Angeles, CA
| I refuse to switch
I refuse to switch because of the principal and for no other reasons. I have one t.v. that is 10 year old and work great. I see no reason why i should take any steps to make sure it continue working. The picture looks fine to me so what reason everyone is forced to switch? What happens when government runs out of this free converters? Are poor going have to buy it or go without t.v. and maybe the only source to outside news
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KrK
Heavy Artillery For The Little Guy
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join:2000-01-17
Tulsa, OK | If you're lucky your TV will last 2 more years before dying.
Then, when you have to buy a new set anyway, they'll already have all digital tuners in em. |
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Tweak
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join:2002-06-08
Oklahoma City, OK
 ·Cox HSI
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Principal! Its television ,its not a matter of honor , it's not a necessity !
If you have satellite or cable tv then there's not much to worry about here.The government isn't providing "free converters " they are providing vouchers . I have mixed feelings about the government providing vouchers for this. The digital transition would be a benefit to society. The freed spectrum will provide emergency workers additional frequency's to communicate on. It could also be used to provide wireless internet and speed up the deployment of broadband to rural areas. If we all followed your stubborn mindset we would still be on black and white tvs because "it works just fine" |
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81399672
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join:2006-05-17
Los Angeles, CA
| said by Tweak  :If we all followed your stubborn mindset we would still be on black and white tvs because "it works just fine" Market demand what made clolor tv a standard and not government regulation as such in this case. |
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goldy
join:2000-11-14
Augusta, GA
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said by KrK :If you're lucky your TV will last 2 more years before dying. Then, when you have to buy a new set anyway, they'll already have all digital tuners in em. And then "maybe" they be at a price someone on a budject can afford.
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Tweak
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join:2002-06-08
Oklahoma City, OK
·Cox HSI
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Their was still people resistant to change or stragglers . In Europe and Asia they have already transitioned to digital. It is all about progress. We should stop delaying this and just pull the plug on analog. . I hate seeing the analog station on my brand new tv when I switch to over the air feed. Same goes for analog cable if they got rid of the lower 70 stations the cable company could provide faster internet speeds. |
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