At 12/19/2005 22:18, you wrote:
>Bob,
>
>While the number of folks "submitting" to sub-standard HDTV is common, those
>of us who know that none of the DBS and cable providers are sending true
>1080i still seek a good quality "off-air" antenna. At this point in the
>game, it is the best way to get true "high-def". And a whole lot cheaper
>for better quality pictures than the highway robbery rates that most of us
>pay for crappy cable.
>
>Interesting that we all plunged headlong into technology, only to find that
>we have been sold out to multi-casting and bandwidth limitations of the
>cable and DBS systems. How many home shopping channels is enough? Dish-net
>is sending around 15 of them... yet I need a second dish to get PBS. What
>is wrong with this "picture"?
The choir sings "aaaahhhhhmen".
Sometimes I can find two UHF low power TV stations broadcasting the same
satellite sellavision channel at precisely the same time.
>I still long for the day when light-pipe is in every home. America is so
>far behind the rest of the developed world with regard to data delivery,
>that it just isn't funny anymore.
>
>Many nations have multi-megabit access for less than 25% of your average
>baseline cable bill. The devil is green!! Just follow the money and the
>truth is evident. Fiber is cheap these days.. so is your congressman..
>for sale to the highest bidding lobbyist.
Sounds like a good segue to BPL, but I'll pass.
Bob NO6B
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