It's all about the money!!!!! Russ Hoyt Hoyt's TV Exeter, NH ----- Original Message ----- From: "Greg Smith" <gaserv@xxxxxxx> To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, January 02, 2006 10:53 AM Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Digital TV > The ruling is mandated to the manufactures to comply, retailers will then > comply because of the supply. Once mass production begins, the pricing > will > start dropping. People are not & will not spend major money on repairing > an > analog TV. The public as well as people in this industry are so > misinformed > about all the mandates. The govt is in a big hurry to auction off the > frequencies that over-the-air broadcast uses. > Greg Smith > G & A Electronic Services > 2521 N. Laurent > Victoria, Texas 77901 > Ph: 361-575-1998 > > > > > > > Fax: 361-570-1615 > gbsmith@xxxxxxx > gaserv@xxxxxxx > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Barry" <foxhole@xxxxxxxxx> > To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Monday, January 02, 2006 7:03 AM > Subject: [TechAssist] Digital TV > > >> On Nov 3 2005 the FCC made a ruling that by March 1, 2006 ( Two months >> from now) all TV's 25 " and above will be required to have digital >> tuners. >> The same ruling included all TV's to have digital tuners by March 1, >> 2007. >> These are the important issues to the service industry since economics >> have been the reason for the decline in revenue in the service industry. >> Will the retailers comply with these rulings? Will the FCC enforce >> these rulings? >> If these things happen business will get better becuase the product >> will be more expensive and people will be inclined to repair analog sets. >> If anyone would like a copy of the ruling send me an email and I will >> forward you an attachment of the ruling. >> Sincerely, >> Barry MacInnes >> Television Service Clinic >> 2 Church St. W. >> W. Lebanon,NH 03784 >> foxhole@xxxxxxxxx >> >> >> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> This Email List is accessible to the general public through search >> engines. Remove: http://www.tech-assist.org/remove.htm >> Set Vacation >> mailto:ecartis@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=set%20techassist%20vacation >> Lost Password: http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". >> Email Archives: //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/ >> >> >> -- >> No virus found in this incoming message. >> Checked by AVG Free Edition. >> Version: 7.1.371 / Virus Database: 267.14.10/218 - Release Date: 1/2/2006 >> >> > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- > This Email List is accessible to the general public through search > engines. Remove: http://www.tech-assist.org/remove.htm > Set Vacation > mailto:ecartis@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=set%20techassist%20vacation > Lost Password: http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". > Email Archives: //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/ > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- This Email List is accessible to the general public through search engines. Remove: http://www.tech-assist.org/remove.htm Set Vacation mailto:ecartis@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=set%20techassist%20vacation Lost Password: http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". Email Archives: //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/