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US DTV conversion likely to boost cable subscriptions

article published on 15 February, 2008

When analog TV broadcasts are shut off for good in the U.S. in almost exactly 1 year (Februrary 17, 2009) some people with analog televisions will be using their new DTV converters, while others will find themselves suddenly without reception entirely. A third group, though, will be avoiding the problem altogether and just signing up for Cable Television service. According to a report ... [ read the full article ]

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mspurloc
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_ 		16. February 2008 @ 01:42 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
We get crappy, compressed signals and the cable fatcats get fatter.
Yay!
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atomicxl
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_ 		16. February 2008 @ 18:10 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I won't switch. Over the air HD is great for sports and thats all I watch that gets broadcast. Everything else that I like I either get from Netflix or its HD torrents each week. I'd switch if cable internet by itself was cheaper than my home phone and DSL service.
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Blackjax
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_ 		19. February 2008 @ 01:44 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Yep it's a win-win situation...... For everyone but the consumer!

Beware if you get one of those coupons you must use it in 90 days or it's no good AND you only get them once. Oh by the way those convertors I'm guessing are going to be a tad more expensive than the $40 coupon you get!
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vudoo
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_ 		16. March 2008 @ 17:48 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
The converter boxes are around $150-200. So do the math. You have 4 TV's in your house that is $400. Now you get one coupon for $40. It won't even cover the cost for one TV let alone 4 of them. It would actually be cheaper and more rewarding to buy cable TV for one year. Or at least subscribe to the fastest internet possible at 10MB/s and hopefully the don't delay bittorrent. You could subscribe to Graboid for around $30 for a platinum plan and get tons of movies and TV shows and not worry about the cost for a converter box or cable. Then your on your way for some real home entertainment.
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_ 		9. April 2008 @ 05:33 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
More complication on a thing that should be making a smooth transition.
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