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subdermis2000

05-17-2007 11:44 AM

Canada Goes Digital Only

It's official, the CRTC has decreed that by August 13, 2011 all TV licencees will have to broadcast in digital only. Anyone care to share how this affects older TVs?

linky here: http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/NEWS/RELEA...07/r070517.htm

Jack G

05-17-2007 12:02 PM

It will probably be like what will happen here in the US in a few years. Satalite/cable companies will probably offer converter boxes, and for OTA, there will be (hopefully) cheap tuners/converters for older TVs.
Jack

Celt	05-17-2007 12:57 PM

By that point I'll probably be so disgusted with television that I'll no longer care.

OvenMaster

05-17-2007 05:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Celt

By that point I'll probably be so disgusted with television that I'll no longer care.

I'm already there. I'm seriously considering not bothering with a converter or buying a new TV or hard disc recorder when analog dies. I'm lucky to be able to spend a half hour a day in front of the TV now. A new one isn't worth it to me.

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