Lounge Daddy Posted February 4, 2009 Share Posted February 4, 2009 Never mind the fact that the US Constitution doesn't say jack about a right to digital television, yet the Federal Government has a digital television entitlement bureaucracy called The Federal TV Converter Box Fund. Why is the Federal Government interested in[i] directly[/i] involving itself in digital television? They are forcing broadcasters to go to digital. And everything is being regulated directly through Washington DC. This latest news article has interesting wording, that Congress is "allowing" another 4 months before the switch to digital. Why is Congress in any way involved in something that should be only between the consumer and the provider? I think you can excuse me for being suspicious of a Government that is embedding itself directly in the delivery of media... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmotherofpirl Posted February 4, 2009 Share Posted February 4, 2009 They want the bandwidths for themselves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnightofChrist Posted February 4, 2009 Share Posted February 4, 2009 I've got some DTV boxes, I'm losing a lot of the old channels I use to have. And many of the ones I 'have' now, are very clippy, like watching internet video on a 56k modem. I am not impressed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmotherofpirl Posted February 4, 2009 Share Posted February 4, 2009 [quote name='KnightofChrist' post='1772242' date='Feb 4 2009, 07:23 PM']I've got some DTV boxes, I'm losing a lot of the old channels I use to have. And many of the ones I 'have' now, are very clippy, like watching internet video on a 56k modem. I am not impressed.[/quote] Same here. At least with analog, some stations were a bit fuzzy, but with digital they totally gone, break up, or simply disappear in the middle of a show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the lords sheep Posted February 4, 2009 Share Posted February 4, 2009 I was told that the radio frequencies etc are needed "in case of emergency" and that too much is occupied by cable TV, that if there were ever a problem, they wouldn't have what they needed. That's just what I heard though :shrug: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnightofChrist Posted February 4, 2009 Share Posted February 4, 2009 (edited) [quote name='the lords sheep' post='1772260' date='Feb 4 2009, 07:47 PM']I was told that the radio frequencies etc are needed "in case of emergency" and that too much is occupied by cable TV, that if there were ever a problem, they wouldn't have what they needed. That's just what I heard though :shrug:[/quote] Yeah I heard that too, but I also have heard news stories that there going to give the radio frequencies to Cell phone companies so you can watch TV or something like it on your phone. Also, I'm pretty sure radio will change over to digital too, though it may be at a later date. Edited February 4, 2009 by KnightofChrist Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnightofChrist Posted February 4, 2009 Share Posted February 4, 2009 [quote name='cmotherofpirl' post='1772259' date='Feb 4 2009, 07:46 PM']Same here. At least with analog, some stations were a bit fuzzy, but with digital they totally gone, break up, or simply disappear in the middle of a show.[/quote] Yeah I know, it's happening to everyone. But guess what most of the government funded Q&A's about DTV don't even deal with this question. I Our local PBS-TV channel had a live call in show, some one who call in 'changed' there question and instead asked about this, no answer was given and they quickly moved on to someone else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EcceNovaFacioOmni Posted February 5, 2009 Share Posted February 5, 2009 DTV signals via the antenna are either on or off. Unlike analog, there is no fuzzy in between. You'll get crystal clear reception or choppy cubes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReinnieR Posted February 5, 2009 Share Posted February 5, 2009 whoa thedude is here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lounge Daddy Posted February 5, 2009 Author Share Posted February 5, 2009 [quote name='the lords sheep' post='1772260' date='Feb 4 2009, 07:47 PM']I was told that the radio frequencies etc are needed "in case of emergency" and that too much is occupied by cable TV, that if there were ever a problem, they wouldn't have what they needed. That's just what I heard though :shrug:[/quote] Kinda' like we need [url="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/11/30/AR2008113002217_pf.html"]over 20,000 uniformed US military deployed inside US cities[/url] "in case of emergency" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmotherofpirl Posted February 5, 2009 Share Posted February 5, 2009 [quote name='Lounge Daddy' post='1772538' date='Feb 5 2009, 12:16 AM']Kinda' like we need [url="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/11/30/AR2008113002217_pf.html"]over 20,000 uniformed US military deployed inside US cities[/url] "in case of emergency"[/quote] Yep. Wondered when you would point that out. What about the detention camps? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinkerlina Posted February 5, 2009 Share Posted February 5, 2009 (edited) [quote name='Lounge Daddy' post='1772186' date='Feb 4 2009, 06:26 PM']Never mind the fact that the US Constitution doesn't say jack about a right to digital television, yet the Federal Government has a digital television entitlement bureaucracy called The Federal TV Converter Box Fund. Why is the Federal Government interested in[i] directly[/i] involving itself in digital television? They are forcing broadcasters to go to digital. And everything is being regulated directly through Washington DC. This latest news article has interesting wording, that Congress is "allowing" another 4 months before the switch to digital. Why is Congress in any way involved in something that should be only between the consumer and the provider? I think you can excuse me for being suspicious of a Government that is embedding itself directly in the delivery of media...[/quote] My sister did some of her student teaching in a very poor are of the city last semester and I know it was an issue that most of them weren't going to have TV after the digital switch. The digital switch will render non digitally enabled TVs unable to pick up a signal and the families of most of these kids couldn't afford to enable their TVs. -Katie Edited February 5, 2009 by Tinkerlina Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apotheoun Posted February 5, 2009 Share Posted February 5, 2009 Digital television is the juicy news, because it allows for a lot more channels, with a lot better picture quality, in order to show really horrible programming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ardillacid Posted February 5, 2009 Share Posted February 5, 2009 To further increase itself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lounge Daddy Posted February 5, 2009 Author Share Posted February 5, 2009 [quote name='Tinkerlina' post='1772543' date='Feb 5 2009, 12:20 AM']My sister did some of her student teaching in a very poor are of the city last semester and I know it was an issue that most of them weren't going to have TV after the digital switch. The digital switch will render non digitally enabled TVs unable to pick up a signal and the families of most of these kids couldn't afford to enable their TVs. -Katie[/quote] So digital tv is now an entitlement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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