[mythtv-users] DTV: It Has Begun

[Michael T. Dean]

On 09/09/2008 12:27 PM, Jay R. Ashworth wrote:
> On Tue, Sep 09, 2008 at 10:27:32AM -0500, jedi wrote:
>   
>> The way the Europeans rolled this out seems remarkably more sensible.
>> Not everyone wants to toss out their old sets or spend a lot of money
>> to buy new equipment. Cheaper "future proof" sets should have been on
>> the market along time before the switchover.
>>     
> Well, my sister bought a $250 27" Sylvania CRT set at least a year ago
> and possibly more, that is OTA ATSC compliant.  So it was hapening, just
> below the radar.
>
> The problem is that the TV set universe doesn't *turn* that fast.

But it should turn/churn faster after the transition.  I just don't see 
the same 10-15 year lifespans happening for these new HDTV sets 
(especially when expendables, like bulbs, can cost the same as some of 
those "expensive" CRT's).

Mike