26, 32, 37, 40, 42, 50… HDTV hike!
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Christie West sent me an email earlier, with really smart links pertaining to HDTV, and how the world is preparing itself for the eventual demise of standard televisions.
From the National Telecommunications and Information Administration:
Households using analog televisions will not be able to receive digital broadcasts after February 17, 2009, unless the analog television is connected to a box that converts the digital signal to an analog format, or the analog television is connected to cable or satellite service. While converters may be important to connect some TVs, other viewers may not need or want converters, such as those who have digital televisions or pay TV service.
From DTV Answers :
DTV is a more flexible and efficient technology than the current analog system. The switch to digital broadcasting will enable television stations to offer dramatically clearer pictures, better sound quality and more programming choices. Under legislation passed by Congress – the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 – over-the-air broadcast television stations are required to turn off their analog channels on February 17, 2009, and continue broadcasting exclusively in the digital format.
From DTVTransition.org:
On February 28th 2007 the Digital Television Transition Coalition began fulfilling its mission to inform consumers of the February 17, 2009 switch from analog to digital television broadcasting. The coalition is comprised of business, trade and industry groups as well as grass roots and membership organizations that share an interest in a smooth transition. The core mission of the Digital Television Transition Coalition is to ensure no consumer is left without broadcast television due to a lack of information about the transition.
Guess I’m glad I’ve already made the HDTV leap. The only tube we have in this place is the one sitting in our exercise room, and the only reason it’s there is because it has a built-in VHS player (VCR, for those of you who can’t remember what VHS tapes needed for playback). I can’t even remember the last time I… hey, do y’all remember tape rewinders?
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Kevin
May 18th, 2007
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Yeah I remember Tape Rewinders - just threw the last one in our house out about 8 weeks ago when we got our new HDTV. My new DVD rewinder is soooooo much faster and quieter than the tape one ever was ;)
Dan Rumelt
May 18th, 2007
at 6:41am
On site missing from your list in “26,32,37,40,42,50…HDTV hike!” is the Federal Communications Commssion’s DTV transition site, http://www.dtv.gov. An important thing to remember is that the transition now taking place is from analog to standard digital (SDTV) not to HDTV, although, obviously, many consumers are deciding that HDTV is the way to go. I get lots of questions from people who are concerned that they MUST buy HDTV to get digital TV. Not so. There are other — and lower cost — options.
Dan Rumelt
Federal Communications Commission
MissM
May 18th, 2007
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We still have one, though we don’t have the vcr hooked up anymore. :)
The DVD rewinders make me LOL, though.
Uncle Bob
May 19th, 2007
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I remember renting a DVD from Blockbuster that had the “Please Be Kind - Rewind” sticker on it. LMAO over that one! heh heh heh
Just An Old Fart
May 20th, 2007
at 7:14pm
Did it ever occur to those in power that the end of the analog TV signal
and the end of the advertising dollar may be on and the same.
Advertising dollars will be more wisely spent on HDTV because they
have effectively priced many consumers out of the market.
I for one look forward to the day when I will only use a DVD player or
yes even an old VHS which we still have to watch only selected movies
and programs in our home. Great for raising kids without a steady diet
of commercialized TV jerking on their parents pockets for every jim
crack and doo dah that they see advertised on TV.
Bring on HDTV, it cannot come quick enough for me.
JKoch
May 21st, 2007
at 11:30am
This year: 720p / 1080i, next year 1080p. Now the fuss is between HD-DVD and Blu-Ray. Next the fuss over AVCHD and (by 2010) AVCHD for 1080p. VHS camcorders held on a shoulder had more image stabiity than the current micro camcorders, no matter what their “image stabilization.” And think of all the toxic waste from the millions of old tvs and players being trown away. Ah, but such is the price of progress.
Doesn’t HDTV make Bro’ in Law Shrek soooo much more handsome? Wait until those 2008 negative campaign ads come along: mud in HD. Now you can actually read the lips and see the expectorations of the disgruntled 2nd baseman.
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November 28th, 2007
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