Feb. 18, 2009

[doug]

:whine:For us in the USA - Beginning Feb. 18, 2009, anyone who does not own a HDTV set your old TV will no longer receive a picture. Unless you add a converter box . Don't expect your VCR to fully work to record shows by changing channels and you can trash that old TVO and have to buy the new HD one too . My cable company said they will supply me with a converter for my non HDTV's at 4.99 month per TV . Let see how all this plays out in the next 412 days .

A few links : http://tech.yahoo.com/news/ap/200801..._pe/digital_tv

http://www.dtvtransition.org/index.p...d=12&Itemid=26

[Eddie]

Glad I dont have a TV anymore!

[devospeed]

So just like the old CRT computer monitors, we will be seeing a ton of older TV's being thrown out.

[luckydog]

My 7 year old Adrimal gets a great digital signal already from Direct tv.

[Meathead]

Glad I dont have a TV anymore!

How could you possibly have room for one anyway?

[Ichi]

That seems kinda false to me... There is still a huge market in CRT television.

[sstan24]

Hello Everyone,

There will be a box to connct to your tv that will convert the signal to digital for your old tv. I dont know where the link is that says this but its true. The government also posted something awhile back and this past week in newspaper for a number to call they will give you a 50 dollar coupon toward the purchase of this box.

[Youngjedi]

I'm all for the Change. It gives me a reason to move the 42 inch plasma to the Bedroom and get a 56 or bigger for the TV Room. I've already been watching the prices.

[markytoken]

dont know if this has been posted but here you go

https://www.dtv2009.gov/

[bfree]

Wow, thanks for the links! I'll have to get one each for my mother and mother-in-law.

[doug]

Life is full of change any one still use a rotary dial telephone ?

[owennewton]

Yes, thats all we have on the commune. Why?

[new in town]

Life is full of change any one still use a rotary dial telephone ?

I keep one for Back Up if the power goes out. Hard to use a cordless or new fangled one if there is no Juice.

[compirate]

Life is full of change any one still use a rotary dial telephone ?

Always prepared!


'Is that you, Mert?'

[MrGneiss]

Life is full of change any one still use a rotary dial telephone ?

We still have one at our store!!

[musky]

This is actually old news, the change was announced years ago and the dead line has actually been extended. I think the switch was supposed to have already happen or it was this year, I can't remember

[Tony Junior]

A good excuse for me to get a nice wall mount HD set for the bedroom. Nothing as nice as Willie got for Christmas (42" Sony, Blueray(sp?) HD DVD) and lots of bragging rights.