Cliff wrote: > Isn't this something that should have happened about 10 > to 15 years ago? Well, I suppose could have started in 1998, 9 years ago anyway. Maybe it's human nature that such transitions can't be started too soon. The Germans and Dutch seem to have shut off analog successfully with short warning times. All countries which obsess over the analog TV shutoff seem to have delayed the event. Shouldn't we start seeing these low cost STBs soon, those specified by the NAB? If this thing is pulled off by 18 Feb 2009, it will be within the original goal of 8 to 15 years for the transition to be over. 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.