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Kiss your TV goodbye

2005-04-26, 8:41 PM #1

Bobbert

The Super-Spy That Wasn't

Posts: 3,248

It seems that the US government made another promise it is coming back to bite it in the keester. The date on which TV stations are supposed to stop broadcasting in analog is sneaking up faster than expected. Article!

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2005-04-26, 8:47 PM #2

Gilgamesh85

So cool it's cold. Yeaaah.

Posts: 1,079

Meh, I've been without TV for a while anyway....though I am going home soon, and will have nothing to do........NOOOO!:(

2005-04-26, 8:50 PM #3

JLee

Murdered

Posts: 6,973

I don't watch TV anyway..and if/when I buy another, it'll be a widescreen HDTV, so I shouldn't have to worry about too much.. :p

woot!

2005-04-26, 8:50 PM #4

Schming

It doesn't like you either.

Posts: 5,553

...I have cable, although I never watch it, except for Conan.......... I think I'm safe.

"Those ****ing amateurs... You left your dog, you idiots!"

2005-04-26, 8:52 PM #5

TimeWolfOfThePast

Why not?

Posts: 5,785

All I watch is the Daily Show, The Simpsons and Family Guy are available through BitTorrent if TV dies.

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2005-04-26, 9:02 PM #6

Squirrel King

NEVER.

Posts: 5,369

Yea, won't give a crap.
Get my news from Google News.
Only watch a few shows, and I don't care if I miss them.

2005-04-26, 9:07 PM #7

Ewoklover

"Ewwwwww..."o

Posts: 1,398

oh !#$^!&%#!

I know that you believe you understand what you think I said, but I'm not sure you realize that what you heard is not what I meant.

2005-04-26, 9:12 PM #8

Shintock

Balls of steel.

Posts: 7,146

I don't watch TV other than for the news, and I can get that on the internet.

2005-04-26, 9:35 PM #9

The MAZZTer

⌐_⌐

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Posts: 6,095

Quote:

Originally posted by Shintock
I don't watch TV other than for the news, and I can get that on the internet.

Heh I don't watch TV period. I get my news from IRC... that's how I found out about the new pope, sadly. :p

2005-04-26, 9:42 PM #10

Wookie06

Administrator

Posts: 8,395

What an idiotic article.

"I would rather claim to be an uneducated man than be mal-educated and claim to be otherwise." - Wookie 03:16

2005-04-26, 10:10 PM #11

Elana14

Doesn't Want One

Posts: 1,732

finally, a good reason for my dad to get cable with braudband connections

Laughing at my spelling herts my feelings. Well laughing is fine actully, but posting about it is not.

2005-04-26, 10:27 PM #12

Ford

Not Suitable for Motor Vehicles

Posts: 4,265

i find it amusing that they found a way to tie it in to 9/11

also:

Quote:

Back in 1996, when the digital television transition was first proposed, media analyst Gary Arlen observed wryly that “it will be easier for Congress to take away Social Security than television sets.”

My girlfriend paid a lot of money for that tv; I want to watch ALL OF IT. - JM

2005-04-27, 6:46 AM #13

Obi_Kwiet

It's Stuart, Martha Stuart

Posts: 7,943

I hardly ever watch TV. Do pretty much all TV's have a digital input these days?

2005-04-27, 7:07 AM #14

Jedigreedo

Watch Him Squirm

Posts: 2,068

I have satellite, no worry then.

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2005-04-27, 8:11 AM #15

Pagewizard_YKS

Redeemed Scoundrel

Posts: 5,971

I still rely entirely on broadcast TV. Even then, I don't watch that much of it.

2005-04-27, 8:18 AM #16

Baconfish

ALL GLORY TO THE CONTEST WINNER

Posts: 18,004

Umm, so let me get this straight, congress wanna take away your tv receptions? Ha! You people need something like the freeview boxes we have over here. £30 for a decent box, plug it in, and we get digital reception without a monthly fee through the box.

nope.

2005-04-27, 9:13 AM #17

DogSRoOL

wtf is a catloaf?a

Posts: 6,227

Please, TV isn't going anywhere.

Cat loaf, meet mouseloaf.
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2005-04-27, 10:02 AM #18

Ford

Not Suitable for Motor Vehicles

Posts: 4,265

Quote:

Originally posted by Boco
Umm, so let me get this straight, congress wanna take away your tv receptions? Ha! You people need something like the freeview boxes we have over here. £30 for a decent box, plug it in, and we get digital reception without a monthly fee through the box.

thats exactly what they're going to do, although the boxes are supposed to be ~100$

My girlfriend paid a lot of money for that tv; I want to watch ALL OF IT. - JM

2005-04-27, 10:11 AM #19

Baconfish

ALL GLORY TO THE CONTEST WINNER

Posts: 18,004

Ours were supposed to be £80+ but you can get good ones for £30. Mine is great, it has about 40 channels.

nope.

2005-04-27, 10:25 AM #20

Dizzy Devil

Would you stop the room please? I'd like to get off

Posts: 138

I haven't watched TV since this whole reality TV crap started no big lost to me.

2005-04-27, 4:54 PM #21

Cloud

Big, White, and PuffyY

Posts: 2,965

I hardly watch TV these days.

2005-04-27, 4:55 PM #22

Dominik

An Idiot (or so he says)

Posts: 971

I'm in Canada! Yay!

Even though I don't watch TV no more.

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2005-04-27, 5:15 PM #23

poley

That's Dr. Poley to you!

Posts: 1,848

Freeview is great in the UK, friend at university has it...

got sky at home so hardly ever use normal analogue any longer, personally I get most of my news from the net.

they just want to free up the frequences for mobile phones, enable more information to be transmitted than is currently possible.

what with WiMax now available do we even need to?

People of our generation should not be subjected to mornings.

Rbots

2005-04-27, 5:30 PM #24

Stinkywrix

Stinky wrists

Posts: 1,835

Quote:

Originally posted by Dizzy Devil
I haven't watched TV since this whole reality TV crap started no big lost to me.

2005-04-27, 6:06 PM #25

genk

doot!

Posts: 10,781

Quote:

Currently broadcasters are required to end analog transmissions at the end of 2006, or when 85 percent of the American TV viewing audience receives a digital signal, whichever comes later. The 85 percent number has long been considered an unreachable goal.

i thought i remembered it being pushed back till 2010?
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