Slashdot Mirror

← Back to Stories (view on slashdot.org)

Is the US Ready For the Switch To DTV?

Posted by Soulskill on from the if-so,-can-the-commercials-stop? dept.

tonsofpcs writes "On Monday, September 8, Wilmington, NC will be the first television market (#135) to make the switch to DTV by shutting off their analog transmitters. This forum will be posting updates throughout the coming months to keep everyone updated on how the transition works so that we are all prepared come February 17, 2009. So far, it seems Wilmington will still be going ahead as planned, despite Tropical Storm Hanna's proximity."

3 of 423 comments (clear)

  1. Short Answer by Steneub · · Score: 0, Troll

    No.

    People don't like change, and especially when they have to take action themselves. Come February, a very large number of slackers will wonder why their TVs don't work. Call me a troll, but it will be mostly inner-city welfare-check-receiving families.

  2. Without regard to the HYPE by zoomshorts · · Score: 0, Troll

    The public safety factor is one concern.

    The other concern is the technical one.
    As people age, our hearing and eyesight deteriorate.

    All this High Def stuff will look EXACTLY like analog
    to us.

    It is a industry subsidized by the government. I say boycott
    all TV until common sense prevails.

  3. Re:WTF? by Lumpy · · Score: 1, Troll

    People still watch TV? why? use the internets.

    I cant you're clogging up the tubes.

    --
    Do not look at laser with remaining good eye.