February 17th, 2009

[Grav]

A year from now, there will be no more analog TV broadcasts. :(

[Atnas]

:( Digital.

[Lenny]

They're forcing the switchover to digital in America, too? Interesting.

Is that the reason behind the auctioning of the D block bandwidth, out of interest (I think it was D, might have been C... the 700Mhz bandwidth, I believe)?

[Adrenachrome]

Also it doesn't apply to cable television, only air broadcasts.

[Sovereign]

My cell phone's alarm clock is set and ready

[D3V]

A year from now, there will be no more analog TV broadcasts. :(


HD > Analog


Though, I won't be able to use my little handheld TV anymore :(

[Thanatos]

Who has an analog TV anyway nowadays?

[D3V]

I actually have one in my room at my parents, still. Though, it's got the RCA jack so I could always run a splitter and have satellite in my room, as long as I don't mind watching the same channel as whomever else has it on in the living room...

Though, the damn converter boxes are going to be like $80, though you can ask for a $40 refund from the government.

[Adrenachrome]

When I had Directv I used the analog for local news channels sometimes, but I wouldn't pay $40 or $80 to keep watching them. Hmm it might be interesting to see the quality though.