[opendtv] TV and snobs
- From: "Manfredi, Albert E" <albert.e.manfredi@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 19 Jul 2007 17:34:40 -0400
Frank Eory wrote:
> Among the neighbors who frown at the unsightly antenna, some may
> think "well, he must've spent all his money on the HDTV set and
> now he can't even afford cable or satellite." Snobbish? Perhaps.
> But probably not unheard of.
Probably not unheard of, but I'd consider TV and snobiness to be quite
different.
Agree that neighbors don't want to see too many obvious and unsightly
antennas. But it's news to me that any among this group consider DBS
dishes to be more desirable than yagis. As far as I've been able to
determine, the only correlation between "snob" and "TV ownership" is
that TV ownership is frowned upon, among snobs.
You can see any number of DBS dishes on display in lower middle class or
subsidized housing neighborhoods. I find odd the apparent
"understanding" that a TV distribution net bestows some sort of class
rank.
Matter of fact, I'd say that the higher than average OTA usership among
PBS viewers makes this point. A "proper" PBS-watching elitist only
watches occasionally, using rabbit ears, and then tucks the TV away in a
closet after the show.
Bert
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