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Who Cares if Analog TV Goes Dark?

Posted by timothy on from the world-may-not-immediately-end dept.

AVIDJockey writes "Take this with a grain of salt, but earlier this month the Consumer Electronics Association giddily released data showing that of America's 285 million TVs only 12 percent (33.6 million) are used for watching OTA broadcasts. In a further revelation, the CEA's numbers say that approximately 3 million (around 10 percent) aren't used for viewing broadcast television at all. Instead, the electricity gobbled up by these sets is used to play videogames, watch movies on DVD, or view old Jane Fonda exercise tapes."

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  1. workout tapes? by justforaday · · Score: 5, Funny

    Instead, the electricity gobbled up by these sets is used to play videogames, watch movies on DVD, or view old Jane Fonda exercise tapes.

    Surely this must be code for something else...

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  2. from TFA: rather watch TV than eat, have sex by FerretFrottage · · Score: 5, Funny

    "Surprisingly, a full six percent indicated that they'd rather watch TV from cable or satellite than eat or have sex."

    These were the 6 percent that just found out that Firefly was going to air on SciFi in its intended order.

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    "Look Lois, the two symbols of the Republican Party: an elephant, and a fat white guy who is threatened by change."
  3. Margin of Error by Alien54 · · Score: 5, Funny
    In related news, the Cable & Satellite Higher Subscription Fee Association released figures claiming that 72 percent of subscribers felt they were paying too little for their monthly programming. 18 percent said they'd gladly pay twice as much if the level of customer service could be lowered. Surprisingly, a full six percent indicated that they'd rather watch TV from cable or satellite than eat or have sex. (The margin of error for the survey is +/- 100 percent.)

    That about covers it for me

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  4. Re:TV Broadcasters raise your hand... by rk · · Score: 5, Funny
    You were warned about the switchover nearly (maybe even more than) a decade ago; you have had plenty of time to prepare

    But the warning was in the basement, in the bottom of the bottom drawer of a filing cabinet, in an un-used lavatory with a placard stating "Beware of Leopard."

  5. Re:-1 Troll by nomadic · · Score: 5, Funny

    You don't know much about Web design do you? CEOs routinely blow off Mac users when they design banking and e-commerce sites.

    Mac users don't have any money, they spent it all buying their macs. And any money they get after that gets blown on gourmet coffee and avant-garde theater.

  6. Next Slashdot poll: by i2878 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Slashdot Poll:

    Most common use of your TV:
    1.) No TV - just a HDTV tuner in my PC (geek answer)
    2.) DVD viewing (Dad's answer)
    3.) PBS viewing (Mom's answer)
    4.) Porn viewing (Slashdot answer)
    5.) Stand for my other TV (redneck answer)
    6.) Football viewing (no-neck answer)

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    legal. fun. profitable. pick two.