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Senate Approves 4-Month Delay In Digital TV Switch

Posted by kdawson on from the procrastinators-win-again dept.

DJRumpy sends word that the US Senate has voted to delay the switch to digital TV until June. "The transition date would move to June 12 from February 17 under the bill that was fueled by worries that viewers are not technically ready for the Congressionally mandated switch-over. It would also allow consumers with expired coupons, available from the government to offset the cost of a $40 converter box, to request new coupons. The government ran out of coupons earlier this month, and about 2.5 million Americans are on a waiting list for them."

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  1. Just do it! by XanC · · Score: 4, Funny

    One motion! Right off!

    1. Re:Just do it! by Majik+Sheff · · Score: 2, Funny

      I don't know... I like the commercials... where they talk to me... real slow... so that my inferior... intellect can absorb... all of the information... that has been presented... to me repeatedly.

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    2. Re:Just do it! by Arthur+Grumbine · · Score: 2, Funny

      anyone under the age of, say, 40, already gets most of their TV from the internet, where it's on demand and there's far fewer commercials.

      Danger! Danger!! Reality Disconnect Detected!! Please re-connect individual with general populace as soon as possible to achieve proper perspective. Thank you.

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    3. Re:Just do it! by MightyYar · · Score: 5, Funny

      Over the 115 day extension that's 12.3 Terawatt-hours.

      What's that in burning-libraries-of-congress?

      C'mon man, use STANDARDS.

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    4. Re:Just do it! by geekmux · · Score: 2, Funny

      It is worthwhile. For this one reason. Gigawatts.

      ...Over the 115 day extension that's 12.3 Terawatt-hours.

      Holy shit. If my math is right, I could travel back in time, if I can get a set of rabbit ears to reach 88MPH...

  2. Re:Ahh... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    ..., 2035.

  3. Old buggers by tdwMighty · · Score: 3, Funny

    The old buggers in the Senate probably just figured out how to work a DVD player and now are too afraid of the change to digital TV.

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