On Apr 21, 7:34*am, "Don White" wrote:
"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in messagenewsrqo049fro35ncgu41t4tp20j3kuvb9bna@4ax .com...

On Sun, 20 Apr 2008 19:32:55 -0700 (PDT), Tim
wrote:

Im now a Wal-box fan. Never was, never will be. and this helps me make
decisions on where to shop.

http://www.switched.com/2008/04/11/w...lion-for-impro...

This digital change over is going to be a diaster.

Mark my words.

Wonder if the US gov't would send a couple of those free converters up here.
I have two 19" JVC analog sets, left behind by my sons, that work perfectly.

But all in all, my wife pays about 100$ per month for sat. TV. basicly
1200$ a year for watching a tube.

I'd like to can the whole thing myself. Or put up an antenna and go
back to freebie.

Tim wrote:
On Apr 21, 7:34 am, "Don White" wrote:
"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in messagenewsrqo049fro35ncgu41t4tp20j3kuvb9bna@4ax .com...

On Sun, 20 Apr 2008 19:32:55 -0700 (PDT), Tim
wrote:
Im now a Wal-box fan. Never was, never will be. and this helps me make
decisions on where to shop.
http://www.switched.com/2008/04/11/w...lion-for-impro...
This digital change over is going to be a diaster.
Mark my words.
Wonder if the US gov't would send a couple of those free converters up here.
I have two 19" JVC analog sets, left behind by my sons, that work perfectly.

But all in all, my wife pays about 100$ per month for sat. TV. basicly
1200$ a year for watching a tube.

I'd like to can the whole thing myself. Or put up an antenna and go
back to freebie.


I haven't been following the TV ads, so is my assumption that TV
broadcasting is coming to an end over the "airwaves" next year correct?

On Apr 21, 10:49*am, HK wrote:
Tim wrote:
On Apr 21, 7:34 am, "Don White" wrote:
"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in messagenewsrqo049fro35ncgu41t4tp20j3kuvb9bna@4ax .com...

On Sun, 20 Apr 2008 19:32:55 -0700 (PDT), Tim
wrote:
Im now a Wal-box fan. Never was, never will be. and this helps me make
decisions on where to shop.
http://www.switched.com/2008/04/11/w...lion-for-impro....
This digital change over is going to be a diaster.
Mark my words.
Wonder if the US gov't would send a couple of those free converters up here.
I have two 19" JVC analog sets, left behind by my sons, that work perfectly.

But all in all, my wife pays about 100$ per month for sat. TV. basicly
1200$ a year for watching a tube.

I'd like to can the whole thing myself. Or put up an antenna and go
back to freebie.

I haven't been following the TV ads, so is my assumption that TV
broadcasting is coming to an end over the "airwaves" next year correct?- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

I dont't hink it will. You can use a standard TV on cable or Sat. but
all stations will be forced to broadcast digital, so you have to have
a digital compliant TV or a converter box to pick up over-the-air
broadcasting, or at least that's how I understand it.

"Tim" wrote in message
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On Apr 21, 7:34 am, "Don White" wrote:
"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in
messagenewsrqo049fro35ncgu41t4tp20j3kuvb9bna@4ax .com...

On Sun, 20 Apr 2008 19:32:55 -0700 (PDT), Tim
wrote:

Im now a Wal-box fan. Never was, never will be. and this helps me make
decisions on where to shop.

http://www.switched.com/2008/04/11/w...lion-for-impro...

This digital change over is going to be a diaster.

Mark my words.

Wonder if the US gov't would send a couple of those free converters up
here.
I have two 19" JVC analog sets, left behind by my sons, that work
perfectly.

But all in all, my wife pays about 100$ per month for sat. TV. basicly
1200$ a year for watching a tube.

I'd like to can the whole thing myself. Or put up an antenna and go
back to freebie.

I hear ya...that's what my wife pays for cable service including 13 HD
channels.
A lot of it is repeated....some programs/games are on four different
channels at once and then again later on from the west coast stations.
When we have over the air HD... I may pull the cable plug.
Trouble is...we only have 3 english and one french station here.