Will America's Favorite Technology Go Dark?

Posted by Zonk on Sunday April 24, 2005 @08:21PM from the firefly-might-be-back-on-by-then dept.

Ant wrote to mention that MSNBC is reporting on the upcoming proposed digital television switchover planned for the end of 2006. From the article: "That's the date Congress targeted, a decade ago, for the end of analog television broadcasting and a full cutover to a digital format. If enforced, that means that overnight, somewhere around 70 million television sets now connected to rabbit ears or roof-top antennas will suddenly and forever go blank, unless their owners purchase a special converter box. Back when the legislation was written, New Year's Eve 2006 probably looked as safely distant as the dark side of the moon. But now that date is right around the corner and Congress and the FCC are struggling mightily to figure out what to do."

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Re:I hate digital TV by Zed2K · 2005-04-25 04:03 · Score: 0, Flamebait

Sounds like your satellite provider sucks. I've got digital cable and its great. Just because your signal is weak doesn't mean the entire system sucks.
Re:A suggestion maybe by huge+colin · 2005-04-25 04:27 · Score: 1, Flamebait

You think you're clever, witty, and sophisticated, but you're not. This is not a political issue. OK? This is a technical issue. Analog technologies are being phased out in favor of digital replacements because analog signal transmission is inferior.

Holy crapthrashing christ, not every slashdot story is an invitation for condescending political commentary.