[mythtv-users] DTV: It Has Begun

[Brad DerManouelian]

On Sep 8, 2008, at 5:36 PM, Nate Bargmann wrote:

> * Brian Wood <beww at beww.org> [2008 Sep 08 15:43 -0500]:
>> Jay R. Ashworth wrote:
>>> While everyone knows that The Big Ol' Analog Switch will be getting
>>> pulled next spring, and OTA NTSC-M will be no more (except for low  
>>> power
>>> stations and translators; pity them), I'd bet most of you didn't  
>>> know
>>> that Wilmington NC pulled said switch *today at Noon ET*:
>>
>> The reporter who said this compares with the switch from B+W to  
>> color is
>> totally wrong. That transition did not require anyone to purchase new
>> equipment, and every B+W set out there continued to work precisely  
>> the
>> same as it did before that changeover.
>
> This is the mantra I'm seeing every broadcaster pitch--that the coming
> DTV switch is the natural progression of TV technology.  While it may
> be it's more than a simple enhancement as color and stereo were.
>
> I wouldn't fault the reporter as they know no more than the PHBs tell
> them.

I'm pretty sure they're comparing the reaction of seeing HD over SD to  
the reaction of people seeing color after watching black & white TV  
for years. They're trying to convince people to upgrade, that's all.