Comments on: Digital TV Converters Coming to Retailers http://www.digitaltrends.com/home-theater/digital-tv-converters-coming-to-retailers/ Upgrade Your Lifestyle Sun, 22 Nov 2009 16:02:40 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: John http://www.digitaltrends.com/home-theater/digital-tv-converters-coming-to-retailers/#comment-55485 John Sun, 09 Mar 2008 19:56:02 +0000 #comment-55485 The Gov. is making it so that all TV's will not work with a antenna so it is only right that they help with the cost to keep those tv sets working.<br /> It is bad enough that many people will not be able to get any TV after the switch to digital.<br /> In my case i can get 4 channels but after the switch i will have none. I have no cable available and cannot get satellite because of things in the way of the satellite signal.<br /> So many channels are going UHF and because of that people that could get VHF will be left with no way to get a off air signal.<br /> <br /> The GOV is selling channels 52 up for billions of dollars and because of that should be giving away converters and not making people pay anything.<br /> I think they should also make network tv FREE on satellite because people that only want them should not have to pay for what was free. The Gov. is making it so that all TV's will not work with a antenna so it is only right that they help with the cost to keep those tv sets working.
It is bad enough that many people will not be able to get any TV after the switch to digital.
In my case i can get 4 channels but after the switch i will have none. I have no cable available and cannot get satellite because of things in the way of the satellite signal.
So many channels are going UHF and because of that people that could get VHF will be left with no way to get a off air signal.

The GOV is selling channels 52 up for billions of dollars and because of that should be giving away converters and not making people pay anything.
I think they should also make network tv FREE on satellite because people that only want them should not have to pay for what was free.

]]> By: Hu Ru http://www.digitaltrends.com/home-theater/digital-tv-converters-coming-to-retailers/#comment-55484 Hu Ru Tue, 25 Dec 2007 06:38:50 +0000 #comment-55484 I suspect that the funding is coming from auction proceeds of the broadcast spectrum that is being deallocated for analog T.V.<br /> Do you think they want to anger a lot of senior voters by making their T.V. stop working?? I suspect that the funding is coming from auction proceeds of the broadcast spectrum that is being deallocated for analog T.V.
Do you think they want to anger a lot of senior voters by making their T.V. stop working??

]]> By: Andrew http://www.digitaltrends.com/home-theater/digital-tv-converters-coming-to-retailers/#comment-55483 Andrew Tue, 18 Dec 2007 16:56:01 +0000 #comment-55483 As you may recall, the government didn't buy us all new cars when unleaded gas was mandated. But don't get too excited about these ''free'' coupons. Uncle Sam is paying for the coupons with money he took out of your paycheck!<br /> As you may recall, the government didn't buy us all new cars when unleaded gas was mandated. But don't get too excited about these ''free'' coupons. Uncle Sam is paying for the coupons with money he took out of your paycheck!

]]> By: Bret in Texas http://www.digitaltrends.com/home-theater/digital-tv-converters-coming-to-retailers/#comment-55482 Bret in Texas Mon, 17 Dec 2007 11:50:21 +0000 #comment-55482 Yep, another taxpayer-financed boondoggle. I don't remember the government helping people buy TV sets when they first came out. When did TV viewing become a part of the Bill of Rights? Yep, another taxpayer-financed boondoggle. I don't remember the government helping people buy TV sets when they first came out. When did TV viewing become a part of the Bill of Rights?

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