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

[Larry Tighe]

Whoooa Bryan,

I think you've got some things wrong.

Broadcasters hated the idea of changing to digital.  However, since spectrum 
started being auctioned, Congress loves the billions and has it spent before 
the spectrum auctions.  So, the public gets billions to offset the never 
ending taxes...t'ain free to anyone.

Just so you have it correct...congress came up with digital...not the 
b'cstrs.

Not even 20 % of broadcast tv is viewed off-air.  80 % is received via cable 
or satellite.  The cost of digital transition is literally putting some 
stations near bankruptcy.  It requires megawatt antenna/transmitters to be 
purchased and frequently new or expensive tower modifications.  What a waste 
of power and resources.

Digital is all or nothing. It receives or it doesn't.  No snow.

The cable companies are using the transition to hype the viewers into higher 
costs....not the tv stations...if you're on cable or sat. you get the same 
analog signal to your analog tv.  You can ELECT to go to the HDTV feed, 
don't have to.

"Buyer Beware" still applies and has not been mooted!!

With the 3 major netoworks losing an average of 12% of their viewers every 
year, won't be long before the new digital channels will also "be 
available".

Re: Digital pix...same lousy programs in a "better" picture.

BTW, isn't RTTY FSK digital???

lar
K2JIA
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 I never watch TV, but from what I understand, digital broadcasting is 'all 
or nothing'.
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Digital broadcasting was originally sold to the public by the broadcasters 
and FCC
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The cable providers (Comcast, Time Warner, et al) are using the digital 
switchover as a fear tactic for marketing digital subscriptions needed to 
upgrade to the all digital package before the digital switchover or they 
could lose their TV signal.
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 The 'publicly owned' analog TV frequencies are to be auctioned off to the 
highest telecom bidder, whereupon we the people will receive ...nothing.