Mobile/PDA About Us Advertise here
User User name Password  
  Not registered yet? Register here.
Lost your password? Click here. 		 
  Home   News   Guides   Downloads   Glossary   Hardware   Profiles   Forums   v4  
 Advertise at AfterDawn.com     Link to us!     Private messages     Compose a private message     List of all updated threads     Threads without replies     Search messages
Wednesday 17.9.2025 / 12:50
Search AfterDawn Forums:        In English   Suomeksi   På svenska
afterdawn.com > forums > announcements > news comments > digital tv transition officially delayed
Show topics
 
Forums
Forums
Digital TV transition officially delayed
  Jump to:
 
The following comments relate to this news article:

Digital TV transition officially delayed

article published on 26 January, 2009

Just three days after it was decided a vote was necessary, the US Senate has voted unanimously to delay the upcoming mandatory transition from analog signals to digital signals. The new transition date is set for June 12th, moving four months back from its original February 17th date. The proposal now moves to Congress and could be passed as soon as tomorrow morning. President Obama ... [ read the full article ]

Please read the original article before posting your comments.
Posted Message
SProdigy
Senior Member

5 product reviews
_ 		26. January 2009 @ 23:34 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I'm calling BS on the 3 million waiting list. I signed up for mine in December and just got it about a week ago!
[ + quote]
Advertisement
_ 		__
ripxrush
Junior Member
_ 		27. January 2009 @ 01:47 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
baaah! people will just wait another 4 months before they do anything! ok forget those damn coupons. Why should i pay for cable NOW when i can get it for free OTA? i will now wait another 4 months to pay for cable! & use my OTA now! I just dont get it!!!???...
[ + quote]
bomber991
Member
_ 		27. January 2009 @ 03:28 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Well, aren't most of the stations already dual-broadcasting in digital now?

I for one can't wait to get my dang coupon so I can get some free channels that either come in 100% crystal clear or don't come in at all.
[ + quote]
BobL
Junior Member
_ 		27. January 2009 @ 08:32 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
This is crazy. People will just procrastinate longer. Most people won't actually DO anything until they signal they get now is GONE. I say TURN IT OFF and get the people moving. So what if they miss a few days, or a few weeks, or even a few months of TV until they get their converter and connect it. There's nothing on anyway.
[ + quote]
catfreak
AfterDawn Addict
_ 		27. January 2009 @ 10:50 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Apparently this is the most important issue for the Senate to deal with.

I really wonder where this silly country's priorities are. With too many people living below the poverty level, is spending over 1.3 BILLION dollars of my tax money on television really the moral thing to do?

Come on now Barack, do you really need to get involved in this fiasco? There HAS got to be more important issues on your plate . . .
[ + quote]
Advertisement
_ 		__
 
_
SGSeries2
Member
_ 		27. January 2009 @ 11:19 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Even if it were 3m on the waiting list. How many of them already have a digital tv and are just getting one (or more) for that 13in sitting in their garage or their bedroom?
[ + quote]
afterdawn.com > forums > announcements > news comments > digital tv transition officially delayed
 

Digital video: AfterDawn.com | AfterDawn Forums
Music: MP3Lizard.com
Gaming: Blasteroids.com | Blasteroids Forums | Compare game prices
Software: Software downloads
Blogs: User profile pages
RSS feeds: AfterDawn.com News | Software updates | AfterDawn Forums
International: AfterDawn in Finnish | AfterDawn in Swedish | AfterDawn in Norwegian | download.fi
Navigate: Search | Site map
About us: About AfterDawn Ltd | Advertise on our sites | Rules, Restrictions, Legal disclaimer & Privacy policy
Contact us: Send feedback | Contact our media sales team
 
  © 1999-2025 by AfterDawn Ltd.

  IDG TechNetwork