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I have heard that one of the reasons for the conversion to digital TV is so some of the cell phone/telecom people can take over the frequencies used by analog TV now. From what I have heard, the push to turn off analog TV is from them (to make $$$), not from the general public.
As far as digital TV, it will be nice for movies, sports shows(if you are sports fan) and Nature shows. As far as other things I watch, I do not see a need for it. I watch the Jay Leno show on a 1962 B&W, his background does not change and digital TV will be a waste.
I will get a digital TV eventually, once I figure out where to put it and which is the most reliable technology, but would also like a converter(or continuing analog broadcasting/cable) to watch my older/antique TVs.
What I recently learned from reading the monthly IEEE journal is do not buy a plasma. According to the article, this is the worst technology in lifetime and reliablilty. LCD looks the best at present, although still not anywhere as good as the old CRT. All of the new technologies are far more complex than CRTS and I do not believe that they will ever be as reliable. However, I have also read that it is very dificult to build a very large CRT for the new aspect ratio. If CRTs do remain, the only large sets will be projection.
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