The Dutch Kill Analog TV Nationwide

Willem de Koning writes Yesterday the Netherlands completely ended transmission of analog television signals, becoming the first country in the world to do so. So what about cars and portable TVs? I'm guessing a market will emerge for portable set top boxes / converters." The article mentions the timetable for other countries to go all-digital; by 2011 most or all of the developed world will have made the switch.

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Re:Uh, huh...

[m0rph3us0]

Exactly how does acquiring resources or selling land for storage set the third world back?

They get cash in exchange for land that isn't useful. Using that cash they can build irrigation systems or buy food. It's a win-win situation.

Given the life spans achieved in the third world using it as a dumping ground for toxic chemicals makes good business, as the length of time needed to see the affects isn't reached by most of the populace. Cross the bridge of what do to when population has a reasonable life span when you get to that bridge.

Dear Dutch Folk:

[fyngyrz]

I suppose it is fruitless to ask the Dutch if they would please come kill all US analog television broadcasts ASAP, and the programmers who have been creating what is being broadcast...

...and maybe the FCC while they're at it...