Say good-bye to analog television

SteamWake · 01-15-09, 01:16 PM

But.... Barock wants to delay

Letum · 01-15-09, 01:31 PM

All digital here. The quality on the wireless is fantastic.
The old signal is still on air, but not for long. Some parts of the UK have been digital
only for a long time now. Well over a year.

AVGWarhawk · 01-15-09, 01:34 PM

I guess they wanted to get all those old analog TV's out of the warehouses first and then the government will send a coupon for a digital converter. Think about it, all those new analog TV's going to the dump.

Schroeder · 01-15-09, 01:37 PM

I think you can put a converter between the antenna and the TV.

SteamWake · 01-15-09, 01:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Schroeder

I think you can put a converter between the antenna and the TV.

In fact you can get goverment assistance for one

August · 01-15-09, 04:02 PM

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Originally Posted by SteamWake

Quote:

Originally Posted by Schroeder

I think you can put a converter between the antenna and the TV.

In fact you can get goverment assistance for one

Yes you can.

I've been pricing the converters and they run around $50-60 bucks. The govt will send you a card that knocks $40 bucks off with a maximum of two per household.

What people aren't going to like is the quality of the picture. With analog broadcast TV a weak signal just causes snow on the picture. With digital broadcast TV you're going to see pixilation and freezes. Basically anything less than a perfect signal is going to be unwatchable.

Dowly · 01-15-09, 04:05 PM

We went fully digital.. umm.. sometime ago.. cant remember, anywho, no analog thingies here anymore.

AVGWarhawk · 01-15-09, 01:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Schroeder

I think you can put a converter between the antenna and the TV.

Correct, the government here in the US sent out coupons for converters. My guess this was done so all the new analog TV's could sell as the warehouses loaded up on digital. Again, makes no sense throwing new analog TV's in the dump when a converter will work with them. Besides, a lot of people can not afford a digital TV let alone cable for the TV which would negate having to get a converter box.

Kapt Z · 01-15-09, 02:03 PM

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Originally Posted by AVGWarhawk

the government here in the US sent out coupons for converters. My guess this was done so all the new analog TV's could sell as the warehouses loaded up on digital. Again, makes no sense throwing new analog TV's in the dump when a converter will work with them. Besides, a lot of people can not afford a digital TV let alone cable for the TV which would negate having to get a converter box.

Though it will suprise you what people will go without so they can have their widescreen TV.....food, heat, glass windows.....

I've seen it. It leaves you speechless.

Letum · 01-15-09, 02:14 PM

Oh, I dunno.
I would rather be happy/entertained yet cold and hungry than sad/bored yet warm and full-bellied.

*edit* SB: I doubt the analouge radio signal will ever go off. It's much more power efficient than digital and doesn't requite half the cost or component size.
There might even be national security issues. In the event of a major disaster it will always be easier to pick up analouge signals than digital.

Rockstar · 01-15-09, 02:14 PM

As long as they keep southpark updated who needs TV.

http://www.southparkstudios.com/episodes/

01-15-09, 01:31 PM	#2
Letum Navy Seal Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: York - UK Posts: 6,079 Downloads: 43 Uploads: 0	All digital here. The quality on the wireless is fantastic. The old signal is still on air, but not for long. Some parts of the UK have been digital only for a long time now. Well over a year. __________________

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AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,257 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	I guess they wanted to get all those old analog TV's out of the warehouses first and then the government will send a coupon for a digital converter. Think about it, all those new analog TV's going to the dump. __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road

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Schroeder Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Banana Republic of Germany Posts: 6,170 Downloads: 62 Uploads: 0	I think you can put a converter between the antenna and the TV. __________________ Putting Germ back into Germany.

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Letum Navy Seal Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: York - UK Posts: 6,079 Downloads: 43 Uploads: 0	Oh, I dunno. I would rather be happy/entertained yet cold and hungry than sad/bored yet warm and full-bellied. edit SB: I doubt the analouge radio signal will ever go off. It's much more power efficient than digital and doesn't requite half the cost or component size. There might even be national security issues. In the event of a major disaster it will always be easier to pick up analouge signals than digital. __________________

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SteamWake Rear Admiral Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 13,224 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	But.... Barock wants to delay

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Dowly Lucky Jack Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Finland Posts: 25,052 Downloads: 32 Uploads: 0	We went fully digital.. umm.. sometime ago.. cant remember, anywho, no analog thingies here anymore.

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Rockstar In the Brig Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Zendia Bar & Grill Posts: 12,614 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	As long as they keep southpark updated who needs TV. http://www.southparkstudios.com/episodes/