Craig Birkmaier wrote: > For me the decision is quite simple. > > Is the cost of an antenna (and a new TV with an ATSC tuner) worth the > investment in terms of the content I will receive. > > For me the answer is NO. As expected, to me it's entirely the opposite. Is having to deal with the walled garden, including unnecessary proprietary hardware imposed on me whether I want it or not, worth buckling under and playing dead? Just because they have 150 channels of nothing to watch? No. If they change their way of operating, I might reconsider. Until they do, I see no need to comply. Bert ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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.