so what happened to all the analog transmission equipment? deep six? sent to mexico? China? I wonder if analog had a similar learning curve or if it was better thought out. One thing is for sure, the folks that figured it out must have been brillant, the fact that a B&W set could work from the 1930's thru last year speaks volumes on how wel thought out it must have been. That and the fact that color was introduced AND remained compatible with B&W sets.
Seems things were built to last, and be repaired when needed, rather than thrown away when broke or made obsolete by some new non compatible formats. I would think that with all the concern about conserving resources I hear all the time, a little more thought could go into making things to last.
No fan here, I get pefect pics/no pics/perfect pic/pixelated pic.... granted I do not have a whiz bang antenna, but never needed one before, I could get all my local stations just fine with a pair of rabbit ears not so now.
no more whining from me... time marches on
