Breaking news: Senate approves 4 month delay in DTV transition

[slow_jazz]

Why doesn't this surprise me....

[Carmine]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!



OK, I think this is funny-as-hella!



The whole idea was stupid.



This should have been market-driven. This is what happens when regulators are bought & paid for by lobbyists.



I could care less that the mega-monopoly-telecoms won't be able to sell me more subscription BS mobile TV crap, nor that China won't be able to dump more of their disposable garbage into our landfills.



I know it's only temporary... It still makes me laugh, and/or smile.



I have the converter boxes. They suck.



When the last of the $40 coupons expire, those pieces of junk will retail for $19.99, but for now Best-Buy, Funai and the Chi-comms are getting rich from our tax dollars. (same lobbyists that pushed this stupid mandate)





Anything that shows the stupidity of eliminating ALL of the TV spectrum is cool with me. As others have stated, VHF should have been kept and given to a special class of low-power ham-type operators.

[MRX37]

Originally Posted by Carmine

As others have stated, VHF should have been kept and given to a special class of low-power ham-type operators.

I like this idea.

[wa2ise]

Originally Posted by Carmine

Anything that shows the stupidity of eliminating ALL of the TV spectrum is cool with me. As others have stated, VHF should have been kept and given to a special class of low-power ham-type operators.

Actually, hams occasionally use part of their 70cm band for TV work. Around 432Mhz. Which could be received by a TV set set to "cable" mode, channel 59 or so.