[mythtv-users] US to postpone analog TV death

[Calvin Dodge]

On Sat, Jan 24, 2009 at 7:26 PM, <jarpublic at gmail.com> wrote:

> what i dont understand is how could ANYONE NOT KNOW this was happening?
>>     stations have been broadcasting blurbs at the bottom of the screen
>> *even on cable which makes no sense at all* for a year or more.... are
>> people really THAT blind?
>>
>>
> The primary argument isn't that people don't know about it. It is that
> people aren't ready because the government program to subsidize the
> converter boxes ran out of money two months before the transition date. They
> provided enough funds for everybody who currently is using broadcast tv to
> get 2 converter boxes. However, lots of additional people ordered them. I
> suspect many people are switching to broadcast because the word is getting
> out about the high quality digital signal can provide. Also lots of the
> coupons were ordered and never used, but they haven't expired yet. So they
> wait until they expire and then they issue more with the money that is freed
> up. They should just get it over with, it isn't going to be the end of the
> world if folks can't watch TV for a few weeks.
>
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The secondary argument is that a key Obama tech advisor (R. Gerard
Salemme<http://newsroom.clearwire.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=214419&p=irol-govBio&ID=168963>)
is the executive VP of a company which will profit handsomely if the
switchover is delayed.  See
http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20090114-4g-war-conflict-of-interests-loom-behind-possible-dtv-delay.htmlfor
more info.

Calvin Dodge
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