Smokey wrote:
It will be interesting to hear the wailing from the TV broadcast industry
and its advertisers after a huge audience is eliminated by forcing the
insane HDTV nonsense down our throats in 2009.

I for one am telling every advertiser I do business with that I will not see
any of their ads after that date.

Jeez, Louise...hundreds of thousands of homes in foreclosure, the ****tiest
economy in my life, $4 for a lousy gallon of gas, a trip to the grocery
store is a painfully expensive process and every one I know has been layed
off.

AND THESE PRICKS THINK WE'RE GOING TO RUSH OUT A BUY EQUIPMENT TO RECEIVE
THEIR ASSININE DIGITAL SYSTEM?

The ones to blame are those in Washington but equally culpable are the
sycophants in the TV industry to sat by and allowed it to happen.

I'm glad I'm not spending any money on TV advertising that few people will
see after 2009.





Well... a couple of things to consider...if you're on cable, it's not
an issue. Cable will convert the ATSC signal to NTSC for you. Probably
with a rate increase in 2009, but, well...that's cable.

If you're on Satellite...it's not an issue, you're already digital.

If you're receiving your TV over the air, converter boxes are
available, with federal subsidies, and coupons for as little as $40.

Full featured ATSC tv's are now available for as little as $500. Many
made the conversion as early as three years ago.

It's going to be, largely, a non-issue.