Say good-bye to analog television

[August]

Originally Posted by SteamWake

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]

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

[Zachstar]

Obama tried to delay it but has met extreme resistance.

And even if it was delayed over 50 percent would go down anyway because that is what is contracted.

[Blacklight]

Want to bet the cable companies are now going to increase their rates and force everyone to pay the digital package prices which are twice as expensive as the non digital packages ? If they do this, I'm quitting cable period. I don't watch enough of it to justify doubling the price.

[August]

Originally Posted by Blacklight

Want to bet the cable companies are now going to increase their rates and force everyone to pay the digital package prices which are twice as expensive as the non digital packages ? If they do this, I'm quitting cable period. I don't watch enough of it to justify doubling the price.

Go satellite. 100% digital and usually cheaper than cable.

[Zachstar]

Originally Posted by Blacklight

Want to bet the cable companies are now going to increase their rates and force everyone to pay the digital package prices which are twice as expensive as the non digital packages ? If they do this, I'm quitting cable period. I don't watch enough of it to justify doubling the price.

While many are replacing their analog feeds with digital. It is not likely to mean extreme increases in cost.

Competition from DirectTV and DIshnetwork is fierce. And many are actually just paying for cable internet and going with sat for TV.

[Skybird]

Originally Posted by Zachstar

While many are replacing their analog feeds with digital. It is not likely to mean extreme increases in cost.

Competition from DirectTV and DIshnetwork is fierce. And many are actually just paying for cable internet and going with sat for TV.

In case of Northrhine-westfalia, a direct contract (most house-owner) for digital costs 1 euro less than the normal standard cable contract with the basic program package (including all the main and standard channels - the package is more than enough, by all means).