ah yes, the new horror show brought to you by Congress - "Tales from the Encrypt". :-(
-Ben > Worse. It means "there goes that new digital TV I just bought". > > The way they pass the signal now isn't encrypted and this proposal is to > encrypt it. Most digital TVs sold so far have external tuner boxes. These > decode the signal and pass it to the TV. This new proposal would make > current tuners obsolete because they can't pass the encrypted signal to the > screen. > > Kevin Graeme > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Phoeun Pha [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Friday, September 20, 2002 1:03 PM > > To: CF-Community > > Subject: RE: US Government might make you buy a new TV in 2006 > > > > > > Gee, there goes the new analog TV I just bought > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Howie Hamlin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Friday, September 20, 2002 12:54 PM > > To: CF-Community > > Subject: US Government might make you buy a new TV in 2006 > > > > > > http://www.msnbc.com/news/810360.asp?0dm=C15LT > > > > U.S. lawmakers are working on an effort that would render standard > > televisions and VCRs obsolete within five years by > > requiring broadcasters to switch to digital, copy-protected signals. A > > proposal released Thursday by Rep. Billy Tauzin, > > chairman of the House of Representatives Energy and Commerce Committee, > > would require broadcasters to transmit digital > > signals by the beginning of 2006, and require them to cease > > standard, analog > > broadcasts by the end of that year. > > > > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ Your ad could be here. Monies from ads go to support these lists and provide more resources for the community. http://www.fusionauthority.com/ads.cfm Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
