Here's what,
The real kicker is, the government can regulate what type of signal is put out over the frequncies that they bid out to stations and networks. By 2007 all the signals put out have to be HDTV.
If you haven't noticed some stations/networks are already putting some broadcasts out in HDTV. I really think they will be on top of it in 6 years to have all of their stations broadcasting in the HDTV format.
Another point is that by then the insane prices of HDTVs will have gone down and you will also be hooking them up to your DVD recorders (which are already out and just too expensive to be seen anywhere).
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Here's what, The real kicker is, the government can regulate what type of signal is put out over the frequncies that they bid out to stations and networks. By 2007 all the signals put out have to be HDTV. If you haven't noticed some stations/networks are already putting some broadcasts out in HDTV. I really think they will be on top of it in 6 years to have all of their stations broadcasting in the HDTV format. Another point is that by then the insane prices of HDTVs will have gone down and you will also be hooking them up to your DVD recorders (which are already out and just too expensive to be seen anywhere).