I do agree that forcing everyone to go to digital HDTV and such is a problem.

Thing is, I hardly watch any cable TV or whatever at all, except on Sundays in the evening. The rest of the time, my daily watcher set is used for playing DVDs or video gaming or playing back my mini-DV tapes, etc. I've also been buying a lot of the TV shows I enjoy on DVD anyhow. I have about 100+ Beta and 150+ VHS tapes I am restoring to DVD with my computer of TV shows. Another thing is, up until the mid 1990s, I could probably watch 6-7 hours of TV a day. Now I watch maybe, if I am lucky, 2 hours a week of broadcast TV.

I do in the next few years want to upgrade to a bigger TV with HDTV and such. Mainly for the upcoming HD-DVD and/or Blue Ray format, and for gaming and such. But I won't just go out and buy one just like that. It may be several years before I do that.

As for my 20+ collection of TVs ranging from 1960-1982, I actually don't even have it set up to receive any over the air signals as is now. I have 3 8-output distribution amps hooked to a DVD-VHS combo unit which also acts as an RF output for my other equipment I own. While that may not be as fun as tuning in over the air signals and such, there really is nothing on broadcast TV I watch. As for portables, I do have a cheap TV transmitter that broadcasts on channel 5, but not that good. I plan to build one of my own design, but that won't be for a while. Another advantage with my setup is it saves wear on the tuners. Just leave them all on channel 3.

So even if this does happen, I will still be using my old TVs. Nothing will stop me