[opendtv] Re: New message to viewers: You can watch HD for free over the air
- From: Tom Barry <trbarry@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 20 Aug 2004 00:11:46 -0400
John -
inline ...
John Willkie wrote:
> No, it won't, because you are asking for the impossible. But, I note that
> broadcasters can still oppress you somehow, even though they ask nothing
> aside from your viewership.
Well, if they don't take advantage of the offer I guess that will be
useful also, to the folks that enjoy pointing it out.
>
> I don't know how old you are -- but you appear to be younger than I, and I
> was born 50 years ago.
>
I'm actually a few year older than you.
> When was the last time you saw television marketing something other than the
> wares of advertisers or the channel you are watching?
>
I would be quite happy to see them advertise the channels I was watching
if they were letting people know they were available free in HDTV with a
simple loop antenna. As Dale just implied, this might even occur soon
if it is really going to be true with Gen 5 equipment. But only if the
broadcasters actually WANT more OTA viewers.
> For me, it's been more than 30 years, and even then I'm hedging my bets,
> because I'm talking about color TV, which was everywhere (save local news)
> 39 years ago. This month.
>
I remember when our family got our first B&W TV with its small roundish
screen. I think we were one of the first on our block. But I can't
remember much about the ads.
- Tom
> John Willkie
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: opendtv-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:opendtv-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Tom Barry
> Sent: Thursday, August 19, 2004 6:14 PM
> To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [opendtv] Re: New message to viewers: You can watch HD for free
> over the air
>
>
> I have sometimes been guilty of claiming that maybe OTA broadcasters did
> not really want to promote OTA HDTV or try very hard to increase their
> number of OTA digital TV viewers.
>
> It will be refreshing for me to be proven wrong once all the
> broadcasters take advantage of this offer and start running the free
> informational spots. ;-)
>
> - Tom
>
>
> Mark Aitken wrote:
>
>
> http://broadcastengineering.com/newsletters/news_tech/20040818/ota-hd-free-2
> 0040818/
>
>
>
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> 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.
>
>
>
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> 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.
>
>
----------------------------------------------------------------------
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.
Other related posts:
