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01-02-2008, 05:31 PM
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Cable and Dish Net works tout that they are set up and "IF" each person is signed up with them they are OK!
But as you said the Old folks will be without a main stay called TV! 
Oh, but the our Federal Govt. is going to give vouchers for those who cannot afford new Uber TVs! 
God, I love the Tech world! 
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01-02-2008, 05:43 PM
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OK, since all this got brought up...
Dad33 does not have cable. (It's available, he just doesn't want it.) Will he have to get cable plus a box to watch TV or will one of these boxes alone do the trick?
And NBH - as someone who had to sit through weeks of metric programming in elementary school for 6 years straight, yes. It's good to see how everyone embraced that. We would have never been able to compete in the world economy otherwise.
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01-03-2008, 12:19 AM
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He should not have to have cable or a cable box as long as the digital signal from the TV station is strong enough to be received through the air.
The problem is that digital signals act differently than analog ones, and with the power granted some stations, there may be "holes" in a stations coverage.
It'll be kind of hit and miss for a lot of people, I fear.
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01-03-2008, 10:34 AM
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OK, cool, thanks. A lot of his friends are apparently under the impression that you must have cable or there's no chance of getting anything at all. I guess we'll have to see what happens. As long as he can get the local news and Seinfeld reruns, he'll be happy. 
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01-03-2008, 10:58 AM
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Not trying to say that I told you all so but......well.....I told you so....hehe
http://www.greekchat.com/gcforums/sh...ad.php?t=89053
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01-03-2008, 11:28 AM
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I'm pretty sure this actually does NOT have "wide effects/impact" - it seems like any effects will be pretty narrow, and that there are contingency plans in place.
It will be pretty annoying to see the litany of commercials telling people to get a converter oh, about December of 2008, but that's neither here nor there - this really is just a controversy to cause a controversy. It's not fleecing anyone or lining any pockets, most people prefer the 16:9 ratio anyway, and in the end this benefits the consumer quite a bit. I don't get the uproar.
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01-03-2008, 11:49 AM
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I'm pretty sure the only TV in our house that will be affected is the one in my daughter's room, which I got for Christmas when I was 7. Right now, that TV is used to naptime/bedtime DragonTales/Dora/Elmo DVDs. Panic will not ensue.
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01-03-2008, 12:50 PM
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Seriously, if you are currently watching analog with rabit ears, all you need to do is buy the converter box and you're ok. If it's a matter of setting it up, isn't that what kids are for?  They probably needed to see meemaw and papaw anyway. lol
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01-03-2008, 09:08 PM
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call me stupid...
How do you know if your TV is analog or digital? I have 4 of them, and I'm sure that 2 are analog (they are old and are used for DVDs) and at least one is digital. I don't know about the other.
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01-03-2008, 09:26 PM
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Originally Posted by Benzgirl
call me stupid...
How do you know if your TV is analog or digital? I have 4 of them, and I'm sure that 2 are analog (they are old and are used for DVDs) and at least one is digital. I don't know about the other.
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Benzgirl;
I thought I knew the answer myself but after reading your post, I am unable to formulate any kind of answer.
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01-03-2008, 07:31 PM
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Originally Posted by 33girl
OK, cool, thanks. A lot of his friends are apparently under the impression that you must have cable or there's no chance of getting anything at all. I guess we'll have to see what happens. As long as he can get the local news and Seinfeld reruns, he'll be happy. |
33girl and all others;
DA is correct in many of his points. As are some of the other posters, both here and in DS posting (sorry I missed it).
However, I am seeing a bit of IMHO or "it is my belief" type of postings here.
Just take the few minutes to read the stories.
The information is there.
And the neither the stories or the situation is all too clear or clear cut.
There are somethings still in air.
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