At least with the conversion to all-HD TV, you can watch your favorites on American Idol in extraordinary detail.
Now, if converting to metric brought comparable immediate gratification ... Ezra -------------- Original message ---------------------- From: Scott Hudnall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > I was reading an article on high-definition televisions, and how the US > government has mandated that all TV stations broadcast in HD only beginning > in > 2009. This will cost consumers several thousand dollars each to replace a > television set, or at minimum several hundred dollars each to purchase a > converter box. > > This is a costly mandate - yet we do not see a groundswell of opposition or > lobbyists trying to de-rail implementation of this rule. The cost for the US > to > complete metrication in short order is probably less than what it would cost > for > us to all replace our televisions next year. So why is it that metrication is > portrayed as a costly endeavor, but making everyone buy new TV sets is not? I > guess it depends on who is paying the bill - consumers or corporations. > > Sorry for the ranting. > > Scott >
