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Congress Urged to Postpone Nation's Switch to Digital TV
Washington Post ^
| Thursday, January 8, 2009
| Kim Hart
Posted on 01/08/2009 9:27:20 AM PST by lewisglad
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To: lewisglad; abb; bert; conservatism_IS_compassion; ShadowAce; Milhous; KarlInOhio
The new digital stuff no doubt has built-in ‘Nielson Rating’ tracking cookie systems built in. Big Brother Boob Tubes.
To paraphrase an old hamburger chain ad,
Wheeeeeere’s the privacy?
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posted on
01/08/2009 9:41:16 AM PST
by
The Spirit Of Allegiance
(Public Employees: Honor Your Oaths! Defend the Constitution from Enemies--Foreign and Domestic!)
To: mvpel
Only if they sell them at a loss. The BOM for a converter is around 9 - 11 dollars.
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posted on
01/08/2009 9:42:56 AM PST
by
DevNet
(What's past is prologue)
To: The Spirit Of Allegiance
It doesn’t. It has not transmitter or Ethernet connection to transmit the data even if it did collect it.
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posted on
01/08/2009 9:43:46 AM PST
by
DevNet
(What's past is prologue)
To: The Spirit Of Allegiance
The new digital stuff no doubt has built-in Nielson Rating tracking cookie systems built in. Big Brother Boob Tubes. Does your tin foil hat pick up HD? The converter box receives the digital TV signal over the air, converts it to analog and sends it to the TV. How does that transmit anything to the FCC van sitting in your driveway?
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posted on
01/08/2009 9:43:58 AM PST
by
KarlInOhio
(On 9/11 Israel mourned with us while the Palestinians danced in the streets. Who should we support?)
To: lewisglad
Hell, we have $700 billons plus another $1 trillion coming. Just buy everyone that can’t afford it a new HDTV. Why not? That’s what the majority of voters want isn’t it?
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posted on
01/08/2009 9:44:06 AM PST
by
Pantera
To: mvpel
According to the website, coupons are already gone...they are putting people on a waiting list with ones who have no access to DTV or satellite on any TV as a priority. Local cost here in Texas is $49.99 without a coupon, $9.99 with.
To: lewisglad
the consumer advocacy group said Congress should push back the transition "until a plan is in place to minimize the number of consumers who will lose TV signals." Of course such a plan has been in place for more than a year. Such a silly statement does not inspire confidence in Consumers Union.
But then, get a load of the following quote from a clueless Consumers Union executive praising the choice of Tom Daschle as Sec'y of Health and Human Services:
DeAnn Friedholm, Consumers Unions campaign director for health care reform, made the following statement today in response to news reports that Tom Daschle had been chosen by President-elect Obama to serve as U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services: Tom Daschle has been a leader on health care policy for a long time. Someone with his stature and clout, combined with his passion and expertise in health care, is an exciting choice. Its a good sign that the Obama administration is serious about addressing the nations health care crisis.
So, my conclusion is that Consumers Union is now fully- and irrevocably-committed to making silly public statements...
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posted on
01/08/2009 9:44:40 AM PST
by
The Electrician
("Government is the only enterprise in the world which expands in size when its failures increase.")
To: lewisglad
I thought Hussein Obama spoke to us thru the air, not needing a TV signal.
No problem that a hug from “The One” won't solve
To: DevNet
Only if they sell them at a loss. The BOM for a converter is around 9 - 11 dollars. BOM? That's fancy eeeelectronics talk.
BOM = bill of materials = parts list, for those who don't know.
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posted on
01/08/2009 9:46:01 AM PST
by
KarlInOhio
(On 9/11 Israel mourned with us while the Palestinians danced in the streets. Who should we support?)
To: Paleo Conservative
I bet there will be quite a few people who will wake up on February 17 and not understand why their TV's can't pick up a signal. Those would be Obama voters.
Here's a thought: maybe ... just maybe once they can no longer get their daily fix of propaganda from the boob tube they may actually wise up.
NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!
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posted on
01/08/2009 9:46:11 AM PST
by
usconservative
(My Plan For Government Reform: Hangings on Thursday, Trials on Friday.)
To: lewisglad
"Congress allocated $1.34 billion to provide coupons to help offset the price."
We paid 1.34 Billion. Those watching TV all day and waiting for their welfare checks don't have to worry about our nations infrastructure being updated.
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posted on
01/08/2009 9:47:41 AM PST
by
NoLibZone
(Islam must be completely eradicated from the face of the Earth.)
To: Paleo Conservative
". I bet there will be quite a few people who will wake up on February 17 and not understand why their TV's can't pick up a signal." And, once again, we will be reminded how many Americans are complete morons.
To: mvpel
Oops, meant people who don’t have cable or satellite will be a priority...sorry, rough morning.
To: lewisglad
In NYC, the local Fox affiliate performed the test during a 7:30 rerun of Seinfeld! I assume that means it's their highest rated program.
(Imagine "rainbow" test pattern and a nasal female voice repeating endlessly "This is a test of the digital signal scheduled to take effect on . . ." as the same words scroll down the screen. Awful. I thought it would last no more than a minute or two. It took up the whole 30 minute time slot!)
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posted on
01/08/2009 9:48:13 AM PST
by
Oratam
To: lewisglad
I urge them to postpone the switch over to Obama too. But that aint gonna happen.
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posted on
01/08/2009 9:49:05 AM PST
by
Sig Sauer P220
(The Big 3 Auto Makers - Where Attention to Kwality is Jobe Won.)
To: lewisglad
Does anyone have any experience with how well the new digital format works in areas where analog reception is marginal? I.e., if my analog signal contains enough snow and multipath ghosting to be objectionable, will the new digital format clean this up or reduce the picture to pixellated garbage?
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posted on
01/08/2009 9:50:42 AM PST
by
snarkpup
(We need to replace our politicians before they replace us.)
To: KarlInOhio
Critical thinking skills will not be tolerated under the Obama regime.
Expect your post to be placed into your dossier (um, I mean, your 'permanent record') so that it can be used as evidence against you...
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posted on
01/08/2009 9:50:49 AM PST
by
The Electrician
("Government is the only enterprise in the world which expands in size when its failures increase.")
To: KarlInOhio
...it will probably drop to $20 after all the coupons are gone.True.
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posted on
01/08/2009 9:50:53 AM PST
by
TankerKC
(Lately I miss the Y2K kooks.)
To: freebird5850; lewisglad; Gabz; Vaquero; ken in texas; Extremely Extreme Extremist; Anti-Bubba182; ..
I cursed the day that Monday Night Football got switched to ESPN. A sad day that a common man and his son couldn’t watch unless they had satellite or cable. I like it, because ESPN has an HDTV signal that I can receive on cable; whereas, there is no HDTV signal on my cable system for NFL games broadcast on Fox or NBC. There's a reason why the transistion was scheduled for February 17. It's after the Super Bowl, Pro Bowl, and NBA allstar game. After the digital transition, my local stations will switch to HDTV, and it will be possible to receive sports broadcasts from local stations both over the air and on cable in HDTV.
To: Gabz
I purchased an RCA converter for the one TV we own (in our camper) and use during the Summer.
I hooked it up properly and set the unit to discover digital channels. It got bupkis. Not one. And I have a very nice roof top style antenna (with UHF element) on a 30 foot mast. So it can't be lack of exposure to signal.
I seriously doubt anyone with a "rabbit ears" set top antenna will fare any better unless they are in close proximity to the stations they want to watch.
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posted on
01/08/2009 9:55:01 AM PST
by
Bloody Sam Roberts
(Great spirits will always encounter violent opposition from mediocre minds.)
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