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sabra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-21-05 05:56 PM Original message |
Analog TV broadcasts to end by 2009 |
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CatholicEdHead (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-21-05 06:00 PM Response to Original message |
1. This will probably be put off again |
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salin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-21-05 06:51 PM Response to Reply #1 |
13. agreed. |
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Voltaire99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-22-05 05:22 AM Response to Reply #13 |
50. I expect that, too. |
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BiggJawn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-22-05 09:23 AM Response to Reply #13 |
52. "Short" time frame? |
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trogdor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-22-05 10:54 AM Response to Reply #52 |
55. What about the waste disposal. |
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BiggJawn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-22-05 12:13 PM Response to Reply #55 |
62. What happens to them NOW? |
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pintobean (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-22-05 08:03 PM Response to Reply #55 |
73. I suggest we have a program |
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trogdor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-23-05 01:01 PM Response to Reply #73 |
92. Do they use the NTSC color system? |
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onenote (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-22-05 02:24 PM Response to Reply #52 |
65. this time its gonna stick |
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mahatmakanejeeves (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-22-05 05:12 PM Response to Reply #52 |
67. Aunt Tillie's 1954 9" Hallicrafters portable |
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BiggJawn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-23-05 01:24 AM Response to Reply #67 |
83. Yeah, and a year's worth of Dish Network, too....n/t |
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TheWraith (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-23-05 02:05 PM Response to Reply #13 |
95. You don't need to buy a new TV at all. |
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BrightKnight (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-21-05 09:20 PM Response to Reply #1 |
44. . |
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cannabis_flower (386 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-22-05 10:44 PM Response to Reply #1 |
74. Big deal.... |
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No Exit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-23-05 12:32 AM Response to Reply #1 |
81. How many people will finally just say "to hell with it"? |
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KingFlorez (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-21-05 06:02 PM Response to Original message |
2. Not fair |
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HereSince1628 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-21-05 06:16 PM Response to Reply #2 |
5. Well, it's about selling new expensive televisions |
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aquart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-21-05 06:58 PM Response to Reply #5 |
17. Which are made overseas. How does this help US? |
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HereSince1628 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-21-05 07:01 PM Response to Reply #17 |
19. I guess you aren't part of the international investor class either. |
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NashVegas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-21-05 07:00 PM Response to Reply #5 |
18. It's More Than That |
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onenote (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-22-05 12:01 AM Response to Reply #18 |
48. in the past they were just given to private entities |
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annabanana (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-22-05 05:30 AM Response to Reply #18 |
51. I did not realize that that was the primary reason... |
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trogdor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-22-05 11:19 AM Response to Reply #5 |
58. It's already toast. |
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POAS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-21-05 06:05 PM Response to Original message |
3. Wait till it goes into effect and people on the |
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alfredo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-21-05 06:16 PM Response to Reply #3 |
4. Well, those people are not well socialized and will be reeducated |
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Tom Yossarian Joad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-21-05 06:21 PM Response to Reply #3 |
6. Not in my little nutshell of experience... |
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Wilms (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-21-05 06:25 PM Response to Reply #6 |
7. "Rural" may be why. |
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Tom Yossarian Joad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-21-05 06:35 PM Response to Reply #7 |
10. You are right on that... It's an "all or nothing" sort of broadcast |
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AndyTiedye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-21-05 07:07 PM Response to Reply #10 |
23. It will push people onto cable who are watching over-the-air now |
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BiggJawn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-22-05 12:18 PM Response to Reply #23 |
63. All 15 of them? |
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B3Nut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-23-05 09:07 AM Response to Reply #63 |
86. We don't have cable... |
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BiggJawn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-23-05 10:33 AM Response to Reply #86 |
90. Neither do I. |
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VegasWolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-21-05 06:39 PM Response to Reply #7 |
11. I have both cable and satellite. Ghost signals only occur on cable |
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Tom Yossarian Joad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-21-05 06:47 PM Response to Reply #11 |
12. I have satellite only.... All digital and no "real" ghosting but the |
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VegasWolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-21-05 06:54 PM Response to Reply #12 |
14. What do you mean by HD? Off the airwaves HD or satellite. Local |
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Tom Yossarian Joad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-21-05 07:01 PM Response to Reply #14 |
20. High definition... DirecTV picks up the local analog broadcasts |
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Rosco T. (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-21-05 07:08 PM Response to Reply #20 |
24. Correcteamundo... right now even Sat locals are only as good.. |
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VegasWolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-21-05 07:09 PM Response to Reply #20 |
25. Yes, but Direct TV is sending you local channels digitally encoded. |
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Tom Yossarian Joad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-21-05 07:17 PM Response to Reply #25 |
28. I use component connections on my smaller monitors and 1080i on the |
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VegasWolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-21-05 07:34 PM Response to Reply #28 |
35. Good! That sounds like my system! No analog for me. I'm confused |
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Tom Yossarian Joad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-21-05 07:52 PM Response to Reply #35 |
39. I am being ULTRA picky here. The "ghosting I am referring to is minimal |
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POAS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-21-05 06:27 PM Response to Reply #6 |
8. But how far are you from the braodcast towers |
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Tom Yossarian Joad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-21-05 07:21 PM Response to Reply #8 |
30. I don't know exactly, but I would guess between 20 and 50 miles depending |
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AndyTiedye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-21-05 07:03 PM Response to Reply #6 |
22. All the Digital TV Signals are Too Weak Here |
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Tom Yossarian Joad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-21-05 07:27 PM Response to Reply #22 |
32. I'm seriously out in the sticks here. The nearest city is Huntsville, AL |
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skids (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-21-05 06:31 PM Response to Original message |
9. Great. Just great. |
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VegasWolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-21-05 06:55 PM Response to Reply #9 |
15. True. But a whole bunch of people who have cable will stop getting |
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Psephos (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-23-05 12:10 AM Response to Reply #9 |
78. Maybe it's better to take care of them once and for all |
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TrogL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-21-05 06:55 PM Response to Original message |
16. So when is the price on compatible TV's gonna come down |
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Rosco T. (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-21-05 07:01 PM Response to Reply #16 |
21. Prices are down almost 50% from last year... |
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Tom Yossarian Joad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-21-05 07:11 PM Response to Reply #16 |
26. You can get a 30" LCD widescreen for $799.00 |
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POAS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-21-05 07:14 PM Response to Reply #26 |
27. Digital pictures do NOT mean digital reception |
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Tom Yossarian Joad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-21-05 07:20 PM Response to Reply #27 |
29. That's a given. The boxes are cheap and getting cheaper. |
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POAS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-21-05 07:22 PM Response to Reply #29 |
31. Agreed on both counts |
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Tom Yossarian Joad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-21-05 07:28 PM Response to Reply #31 |
33. I'm sure you are right, but we can hope for salespeople to have |
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POAS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-21-05 07:35 PM Response to Reply #33 |
36. ROFLMAO n/t |
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Rosco T. (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-22-05 05:57 PM Response to Reply #29 |
68. I just got an HDTivo from DirecTV... |
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trogdor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-22-05 11:42 AM Response to Reply #26 |
59. They're sold out, but here's the final cost. |
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Catch22Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-21-05 08:14 PM Response to Reply #16 |
41. I have a 53" HDTV |
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MrPrax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-21-05 07:31 PM Response to Original message |
34. Does this mean what I think? |
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VegasWolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-21-05 07:38 PM Response to Reply #34 |
37. Yes, it means that all you will get off your rabbit ears is static! nt |
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Tom Yossarian Joad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-21-05 07:42 PM Response to Reply #34 |
38. When I switched to digital, I got 9 channels where before I got 4. |
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daleo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-21-05 10:03 PM Response to Reply #34 |
45. About 2% of the static is cosmic background radiation from the big bang |
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0007 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-23-05 01:50 PM Response to Reply #45 |
94. Before 24/7 tv, I used to get up around 4 pm and watch |
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Lorien (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-22-05 09:48 AM Response to Reply #34 |
54. Me too. I WILL NOT pay for cable |
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Rosco T. (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-22-05 06:00 PM Response to Reply #54 |
69. No one said you HAD to pay for cable.... |
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NotThatNolan (50 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-22-05 10:54 PM Response to Reply #34 |
75. I wouldn't worry about it. |
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WinkyDink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-21-05 07:54 PM Response to Original message |
40. WHY?? Why is this a GOVERNMENT concern, |
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Dont_Bogart_the_Pretzel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-21-05 08:56 PM Response to Reply #40 |
42. It's not the picture they care about... |
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robbedvoter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-22-05 09:25 AM Response to Reply #40 |
53. They also want you to have the best oil, bestest drugs - only the |
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psychopomp (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-21-05 09:15 PM Response to Original message |
43. Won't anybody with a personal computer and broadband |
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KittyWampus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-21-05 10:26 PM Response to Original message |
46. My family has an Inn... we'd have to buy SEVEN of these fucking things |
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Rosco T. (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-22-05 06:02 PM Response to Reply #46 |
70. if you're a business.. they'll be a 'cost of doing business'... |
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mitchum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-21-05 11:23 PM Response to Original message |
47. Yet the content will remain inane... |
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hatrack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-22-05 11:44 AM Response to Reply #47 |
60. Correct - digital shit instead of analog shit |
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kineneb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-22-05 12:07 AM Response to Original message |
49. question to experts |
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Rosco T. (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-22-05 06:03 PM Response to Reply #49 |
71. cable will still be 'effectively' analog... |
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onenote (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-23-05 12:21 AM Response to Reply #71 |
79. I'll take that bet |
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Rosco T. (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-23-05 03:08 AM Response to Reply #79 |
84. Even 'so called' DIGITAL CABLE isn't 'digital'... |
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onenote (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-23-05 10:24 AM Response to Reply #84 |
88. you are correct |
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rd_kent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-22-05 11:05 AM Response to Original message |
56. Big deal!!! |
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SmokingJacket (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-22-05 11:15 AM Response to Original message |
57. Just imagine all the TVs stacked up in landfills.... nt |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-22-05 11:46 AM Response to Original message |
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BiggJawn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-22-05 12:28 PM Response to Reply #61 |
64. The "Emergency Communications" argument is a Red Herring. |
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libpunkmom (160 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-22-05 02:29 PM Response to Original message |
66. Ok. (flame suit on) I keep reading |
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Rosco T. (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-22-05 06:07 PM Response to Reply #66 |
72. You DON'T have to buy a new HDTV dammit... |
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AndyTiedye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-23-05 07:53 AM Response to Reply #72 |
85. The Converter Won't Work in Weak-Signal Areas |
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onenote (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-23-05 10:28 AM Response to Reply #85 |
89. weak signals are not unique to digital |
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BjohnsonMN (81 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-22-05 11:05 PM Response to Original message |
76. What is wrong with analog? |
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ramapo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-22-05 11:21 PM Response to Original message |
77. This is crap |
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onenote (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-23-05 12:23 AM Response to Reply #77 |
80. do you have cable or satellite? |
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suston96 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-23-05 12:41 AM Response to Reply #80 |
82. Lemme tell ya something... |
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mahatmakanejeeves (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-23-05 10:00 AM Response to Reply #82 |
87. "didn't take people very long to switch to color " |
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trogdor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-23-05 01:10 PM Response to Reply #87 |
93. NTSC color TV was introduced by RCA in 1954. |
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eppur_se_muova (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-23-05 02:10 PM Response to Reply #87 |
96. For years, I only watched a B/W portable. Kept it from looking too real. |
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rd_kent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-23-05 10:37 AM Response to Original message |
91. How many people actually get TV over the air? |
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eppur_se_muova (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-23-05 02:12 PM Response to Reply #91 |
97. Probably the poorest, least educated 10-15%. Well, SCREW THEM! |
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mahatmakanejeeves (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-23-05 09:50 PM Response to Reply #91 |
98. Alexandria, Virginia, here. |
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stevedeshazer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-24-05 12:38 AM Response to Reply #91 |
101. If it doesn't come through my rabbit ears, I ain't paying for it. |
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sellitman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-23-05 11:37 PM Response to Original message |
99. We have one OLD, OLD set in our house... |
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stevedeshazer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-24-05 12:37 AM Response to Original message |
100. Won't this just open up pirate TV broadcasting in a big way? |
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