Maybe The DTV Transition Delay Wasn't Such A Bad Idea
from the kill-your-television dept
While most reports say that those TV stations switching their broadcasts to digital aren't seeing many problems, there are some significant exceptions. Like, for instance, a 70-year-old guy in Missouri who shot up his TV (via Engadget) after he couldn't get his converter box to work. Apparently, he'd been drinking, too. Perhaps we need to revisit the transition delay legislation, and ban booze until June 12, too?Thank you for reading this Techdirt post. With so many things competing for everyone’s attention these days, we really appreciate you giving us your time. We work hard every day to put quality content out there for our community.
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NASCAR ? or maybe it was Hee Haw.
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Copywrite ???!!
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LOL
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Drugs or Weapons, pick one.
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ass
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Long live rednecks!
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I doubt it.
It may seem that way, because they tend to be loud and obnoxious.
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Obviously a redneck statement. When was the last time a jap car broke down?
Ohh, you must be referring to the jap cars the build right here in the South.
I gotcha now. Sorry
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Wrong Victim
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DTV Better Pic-same old s**t
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Why is the transition to DTV planned all at once???
They should at least leave one analog channel running for a while for emergency/weather broadcasts for all of those portable emergency TV+radios. My guess is that they are in a hurry to make money from selling all of the new bandwidth.
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Re: Why is the transition to DTV planned all at once???
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TV IS NOT A F***ING RIGHT!
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Re: TV IS NOT A F***ING RIGHT!
In the UK, we have to pay a license fee to have a TV as it is supposedly a public service. How much of that is being given back to folks to buy digital equipment? Yup, none.
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Tech Support
Tech Support: "Hello, how can I help you today?"
Guy: "What the F*** @#!$!@#$%%^$%^ is up with my @#$@#!$ tv?!?!?"
Tech Support: "What seems to be the trouble..."
Guy: "It doesn't work."
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Tech Support: "You shot a HOLE in your TV?!?!? I'm sorry sir, but we can't support damaged equipment. You're gonna need to buy a new one."
- 'Click'
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Better reporting, please.
"The 70 year old homeowner was angry that he had lost his cable, and was unable to get his new DTV converter to work properly."
As it turns out, the dude's cable just got shut off.
Original story: http://www.joplinglobe.com/local/local_story_049234843.html
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Re: Better reporting, please.
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dtv conversion
Also, have to constantly play with the antenna. It's in a good spot then 30-hr later, I lose the signal. When I check signal strength it is between 78-85%, but the channels are constantly going in and out...sounds like I'm watching a DJ making a record skip.
If I knew all this, I would have saved the money I spent on convertor boxes and antennas and bought a digital ready TV.
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dtv conversion
Also, have to constantly play with the antenna. It's in a good spot then 30-hr later, I lose the signal. When I check signal strength it is between 78-85%, but the channels are constantly going in and out...sounds like I'm watching a DJ making a record skip.
If I knew all this, I would have saved the money I spent on convertor boxes and antennas and bought a digital ready TV.
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