[GreenKeys] Re: Methinks I am wasting my time... or am I ?

[Bryan Brodie]

Another pending technological shift which we will all witness
firsthand: digital television.

I never watch TV, but from what I understand, digital broadcasting is
'all or nothing'. Rather than a fuzzy signal, you get NO SIGNAL. We
will find out on February 19th when the digital switchover occurs.
Again, it seems that fringe reception areas will become no reception
areas. That's entertainment!

Digital broadcasting was originally sold to the public by the
broadcasters and FCC as better quality broadcasts. However, the result
has been a greater number of lesser quality channels containing more
commercials.

The cable providers (Comcast, Time Warner, et al) are using the
digital switchover as a fear tactic for marketing digital
subscriptions, despite the fact that cable will be unaffected by this
change. My parents were told by a Comcast telemarketer that they
needed to upgrade to the all digital package before the digital
switchover or they could lose their TV signal.

The 'publicly owned' analog TV frequencies are to be auctioned off to
the highest telecom bidder, whereupon we the people will receive ...
nothing.

Broadcast TV is a dinosaur anyway. Johnny Carson is dead, and Jay Leno
doesn't even come close...