Hee hee hee. "coon-asses" Oh boy!!!! We will see what happens as the deadline nears. The FCC has been known in the past to be pretty hard to deal with. Jay On 5/21/05, Leonard Caillouet <lcaillo@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Cable systems currently broadcast both digital and analog signals and wil= l > continue to do so for many years after OTA goes digital because there is > little reason to change until most analog tuners are out of service. The= y > will cut back on analog when it becomes cheaper to supply converters to t= he > remaining analog sets than to send the analog signals. Of course, the > majority of us get cable and/or sat anyway and OTA analog is irrelevant. >=20 > Don't expect OTA analog shut-off at the end of 2006. The people that wil= l > be affected are the elderly, poor, and rural voters, and politicians will > play not want to piss them off. There will be loud populist cries from > legislators trying to protect these constituents against the "bad" > broadcasters and the FCC. Even Billy Tauzin, who pushes harder than anyo= ne > for the cutoff, will get lots of pressure from a lot of old coon-asses an= d > poor folks in Louisiana. When it finally does happen, expect calls for > service from people who get blindsided by it and can't get anything with > their rabbit ears any more. >=20 > I would not be in a hurry to get a converter. The fifth generation chips= et > from LG is reported to handle multipath far better than previous > implementations and it will be a while before they are available in discr= ete > converters. If you want to receive OTA digital and HD right now the > cheapest way to do so is to find a dead or obsolete HD satellite receiver= . > They all have OTA tuners and most fail in the sat tuner. They often stil= l > work for OTA and can be had for next to or actually nothing. I've been > using one in the shop and it works great., other than the fact that ATSC > seems to be more sensitive to multipath than analog. The pix is clearly > superior, even with SD, in most cases. >=20 > Leonard Caillouet > Electronics World > 1261 NW 76 Blvd > Gainesville, FL 32606 > 352-332-5608 > FAX 352-332-5668 >=20 > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "John @ Myers TV " <myers_tv_b@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Friday, May 20, 2005 8:33 PM > Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Analog TV Broadcasts Will Stop in: xxxxxx ? >=20 >=20 > Here's the way I'm seeing it. Someone correct me, please. >=20 > If you are receiving via antenna, you have the most to lose. After the > cutoff date (we'll say 12/31/2006), You will have to have a converter > box to be able to continue to use your analog television. >=20 > If you are receiving via satellite, You are OK, since the receiver > output will remain the same. >=20 > If you are on cable, You MAY be able to still use your analog TV, since > the cable system MAY have enough throughput to run both analog, and > digital signals in the same system. >=20 > Well, how about it? how far off the beam am I? >=20 > BTW, I checked a month or 2 ago. A Samsung converter box was available > on EBay for about $125. I'm thinking about it. >=20 > John Myers > Myers TV Service Co. > 376 E. State St. > Alliance, OH 44601 >=20 > Voice / Fax: 330-821-6545 > Myers_tv_b@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > http://www.myerstv.net >=20 > Work as if you were to live a hundred years, > Pray as if you were to die tomorrow. > Ben Franklin >=20 >=20 >=20 >=20 > Technotronic Dimensions wrote: >=20 > >I watch c-span alot late at night on cable. 2-3 Weeks ago, they had the = new > >chairman of the FCC on, and a senator from NY asked about this situation= , > >and asked who sets the date and policy. The FCC guy could not answer, bu= t > >promised a follow up at a later date. The senator expressed concerns > >weather consumers who currently have the old TV's would now find themsel= ves > >in posession of 'junk' , and the old broadcasting system will be abandon= ed > >in favor of the new. The problem he saw was no one knowing the cut off, > and > >buying brand new analog TV's right up till the time the broadcast format > >changes, and being stuck with junk. > > > >Does this plan you refer to take this into consideraton? Funny that the > FCC > >guy didnt know much at all about it. > > > >Steve Hearns > >Technotronic Dimensions, NY [USA] > >WWW.TECHNOTRONIC-DIMENSIONS.COM > >1-877-817-9885 (Voice / Fax Toll Free - US Only) > >E-Mail: Steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: "J. Knoll" <jaystv@xxxxxxxxx> > >To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > >Sent: Friday, May 20, 2005 5:31 PM > >Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Analog TV Broadcasts Will Stop in: xxxxxx ? > > > > > >That date was set long ago and has not changed as of yet. > >Quote below from DTV.GOV > >****<quote>When will the DTV transition be complete? > > > >The target date for the end of the transition from analog to digital > >television signals is December 31, 2006. That date may be extended, > >however, until most homes (85%) in an area are able to watch the DTV > >programming. At that point, broadcasting the current "analog" > >channels will end and that spectrum will be put to other uses. Until > >the transition to DTV is complete, television stations will continue > >broadcasting on both their digital and analog channels.=3D20 > ></endquote>**** > > > >If and when we here anything official that changes this, we will > >adjust accordingly. > > > >--=3D20 > >J. Knoll TechAssist Monitor > >TechAssist > >225 Monticello Ave. > >Clarksburg WV, 26301 > >www.tech-assist.org www.techassist.net=3D20 > >------------------------------------------------------- > >PS: > > If replying to this email, please include all previous correspondence.= =3D20 > > It is the only way we can get the full picture. Thank You!!! > >On 5/20/05, Technotronic Dimensions <steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > wro=3D > >te: > > > > > >>Anyone else see this message when they go to: > >>http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip > >>=3D20 > >>and try to log in? > >>=3D20 > >>------------------------------------------------------------- > >>Analog TV broadcasts will stop, and digital will start in: > >>=3D20 > >>T-Minus: 590:10:xx:xx > >> Days/hrs/mins/seconds > >>=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D= =3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D > >> > >> > >=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D= =3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D > > > > > >>=3D20 > >>=3D20 > >>Is this official? 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