Well personally....I like to see the hair on a Monkeys ass, rather than a questionable "black spot" if I'm watching Animal Planet....;-) Damon Brunger Telrad Electronic Services Ft Wayne, IN 46815 ----- Original Message ----- From: "LeRoy Westlund" <llw@xxxxxxxxxx> To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, March 31, 2004 1:51 PM Subject: [TechAssist] Re: HDTV. Where O' Where are you tonight..why did you leave me here all alone..... | Actually, it is NOT worth it. IMHO. | The picture available on the NTSC system was good enough for ANYBODY. | I think the HDTV picture looks a little PHONY,.. to me !,...but, I don't | shop at Wal-Mart either,....so who gives a dam what I think ? | ;-) | | LLW | | LeRoy Westlund | Westlund TV & Electronics | 97 North Main "Where there's a will,... | Centerfield, UT 84622-0087 There's always a way." | Ph./Fax 435-528-3822 | mailto:LLW@xxxxxxxxxx | | -----Original Message----- | From: Damon <damon101@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> | To: TechAssist <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> | Date: Wednesday, March 31, 2004 5:13 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: | >//www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/ | > | | | -------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- | Lost Password: | http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". | Email Archives: | //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/ | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lost Password: http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". Email Archives: //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/