[TechAssist] Re: HDTV. Where O' Where are you tonight..why did you leave me here all alone.....
- From: peggs <peggs@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx, "TechAssist" <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 31 Mar 2004 10:52:33 -0800
I thought the NTSC signal could no longer be transmitted after 12/31/2006 ???
I thought the Stations could only transmit 'digital' then ???
Peggs
At 01:40 AM 3/31/04, Damon wrote:
>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 -----
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>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
>| > >
>| > >
>
>
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