analog channels will be shut off soon (feb 17th 2009), and although there are bound to be thousands (millions?) of households without tv because they do not know what is going on, there will be many times that number of households that can say goodbye to fuzzy or static-y tv :-D
this is good, but i am more excited for more networks to broadcast more content in HD. currently, most networks broadcast in HD, but they are broadcasting analog-converted-to-HD content, and it looks just awful. I am really hoping that they are waiting for more people to have access to digital signals before they invest in better content, and in february we should hopefully see a surge in digital viewership.
i am pretty sure there is only one person in the world who sees these posts right now, and even he might not read this because he might not care. however, i will take a reader poll nonetheless:
Are you ready for the switch? do you care?
get prepared at http://www.dtv.gov/
Haha, I do care! I am ready for the switch, but I will disagree about saying goodbye to static-y tv.
ReplyDeleteIt is actually way worse since we switched, freezing or stuttering or fuzzing all the time. It's quite frustrating and quite a motivator toward cable. Not that we're gonna spend the money though...
i am pretty sure the digital hiccup every once in awhile is a problem coming from the broadcaster for now, because both amanda and i have digital cable and we still get 1 second pauses every so often. i really hope they can fix this, and even more important, i hope they fix the problems with delayed audio...
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