It’s not a matter of altrusim. The FCC and Congress are pressuring the cable companies to maintain analog service for now, so the bandwidth is tied up for now. That makes sense for a transitional period, but our long-term prospects will be better if the analog service is shut down sooner than later. Digital converters are available for analog TV owners, so their old sets can continue to work after analog broadcast/cable is shut down for good.
“Digital converters are available for analog TV owners, so their old sets can continue to work after analog broadcast/cable is shut down for good.”
Yes, but analog users continue to fight/complain about the switch. Comcast and others want to switch over because it is not cost effective to maintain two systems. Analog is also holding back true video on demand.
I'm just a little too cynical sometimes.
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