Digital needs a lot of power because you cant get a poor digital picture. You either get a good picture or you get a blank screen and no sound. Jerry Silverman Greentron Inc 4 Newland Ave Greenville SC 29609 864 232 3889 Fax 271 2080 mailto:greentron@xxxxxxx ----- Original Message ----- From: "Damon" <damon101@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: "TechAssist" <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, March 31, 2004 4:40 AM Subject: [TechAssist] HDTV. Where O' Where are you tonight..why did you leave me here all alone..... > Actually, 2006 is the last year that ALL stations are mandated to transmit > DIGITAL.....I can only guess when they will turn off the NTSC > transmitters.....2008 to 2012 is the range I've heard. I've also heard that > each station must tranmit between BOTH styles, the same power they were > transmitting beforehand.....ie: If 33 was transmitting 1 megawatt of power, > then between 33 and 36 they must maintain that output.....which means they > can split it or 40/60 it or 20/80 it or....... > > But you know what the most fun part of these HOO HAA shenanigans has been? > The FACT that all of our information has NOT come from the FCC or THE > MANUFACTURERs.....a little hearsay......a little theresay. > Is it worth it? Ohhhhhhh yeah! Whatta picture! > > Damon Brunger > Telrad Electronic Services > Ft Wayne, IN 46815 > > Original Message ----- > From: <greentron@xxxxxxx> > To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Cc: "walter wood" <wwood_38478@xxxxxxxxx>; <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Tuesday, March 30, 2004 10:56 PM > Subject: [TechAssist] Re: **** Notice!!!!! > > > | That date has been pushed to the future several times in the past and will > probably be pushed off well into the future. Dealers are not especially > interested in the public being well informed that all those tvs sitting on > the shelf for sale wont work after a couple of years. Also the politicians > that passed the laws mandating the cut-off of analog tv transmission are > also not eager for the public to be aware that they are taking away their > tv. > | J Silverman > | > | > | > Larry, I understand that 2006 has been mandated, > | > but HD was supposed to have been reality years ago. > | > As I understand it, NO non HD set will work (this > | > includes the HD monitors) once everything is being > | > broadcast in HD, EXCEPT that an HD converter box is > | > used. > | > All the box will do is extend the life of the NON > | > HD tv. > | > It will NOT put a HD picture on the screen. > | > Now, how many $300 boxes are people going to buy to > | > put on $100 wally world tvs? > | > Remember also that although HD is digital, being > | > digital does NOT make it HD. > | > Walter > | > --- larry <schntv@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > | > > true, but! > | > > digital tv may make these 3 year or older tv > | > > useless. > | > > i am under the impression they wont work after > | > > 2007. > | > > is this true? > | > > Larry > | > > > | > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- > Lost Password: > http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". > Email Archives: > http://www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lost Password: http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". Email Archives: http://www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/