Sounds like a good incentive to work harder or smarter to afford a real good 16:9 set. John Willkie > -----Original Message----- > From: opendtv-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:opendtv-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] > On Behalf Of Tom Barry > Sent: Wednesday, November 22, 2006 6:50 AM > To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [opendtv] Re: More Black Friday deals > > Also, imagine a glorious HD football game, framed in 16:9 after the > transition, received somehow perfectly by a $50 converter but then > displayed via RF channel 3 in tiny letterbox on a 12" analog TV. It > would totally suck. > > - Tom > > John Shutt wrote: > > Bah. > > > > The original object of the vouchers was to ensure that after analog was > > turned off, those people who rely on OTA only and can't afford a new set > > could be assured continued OTA service with their existing NTSC set > > without hardship. That notion I fully support. > > > > Now the vouchers should become another 'Gimme Gimme' entitlement for > > everyone regardless of income to spend on $700 flatscreens? > > > > More Bread and Circuses. > > > > John > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can UNSUBSCRIBE from the OpenDTV list in two ways: - Using the UNSUBSCRIBE command in your user configuration settings at FreeLists.org - By sending a message to: opendtv-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line.