Thanks for the quick input...looks like i will be going for LCD. Now, who can come over and convince my wife?
Mike On 8/29/07, Tony B <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Right. It is *not* SD that is being mandated, only that they replace > their analog transmitters with 'digital' ones. However, by then more > and more footage will be shot in various flavors of HD, so it'll > become more common gradually. Most of what we see on TV today is shot > in HD. > > Once a station's digital facilities are in place, it won't cost them > any extra to broadcast in HD, so they will. > > This conversion is not *supposed* to leave any 'dark' TVs when the > last analog transmitter is shut down on February 17, 2009. There will > be cheap converter boxes, and in fact there's a mandate to offer one > free box per household (that requests one). > > However, at this point I wouldn't buy a new TV that doesn't > specifically offer the new "ATSC" tuner. > > > On 8/29/07, Rev. Stewart Marshall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I just looked it up. It is the conversion of Analog to Digital that > > is being mandated by 2009. > > > ************************************************************************ > * ==> QUICK LIST-COMMAND REFERENCE - Put the following commands in <== > * ==> the body of an email & send 'em to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <== > * Join the list: SUBSCRIBE COMPUTERGUYS-L Your Name > * Too much mail? Try Daily Digests command: SET COMPUTERGUYS-L DIGEST > * Tired of the List? Unsubscribe command: SIGNOFF COMPUTERGUYS-L > * New address? From OLD address send: CHANGE COMPUTERGUYS-L YourNewAddress > * Need more help? Send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ************************************************************************ > * List archive at www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > * RSS at www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.xml > * Messages bearing the header "X-No-Archive: yes" will not be archived > ************************************************************************ > ************************************************************************ * ==> QUICK LIST-COMMAND REFERENCE - Put the following commands in <== * ==> the body of an email & send 'em to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <== * Join the list: SUBSCRIBE COMPUTERGUYS-L Your Name * Too much mail? Try Daily Digests command: SET COMPUTERGUYS-L DIGEST * Tired of the List? Unsubscribe command: SIGNOFF COMPUTERGUYS-L * New address? From OLD address send: CHANGE COMPUTERGUYS-L YourNewAddress * Need more help? Send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ************************************************************************ * List archive at www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ * RSS at www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.xml * Messages bearing the header "X-No-Archive: yes" will not be archived ************************************************************************
