BF2S Forums Obama pleads to Congress to delay Digital TV switch

Hurricane2k9 wrote:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/01/08/AR2009010802586.html?nav=rss_email%2Fcomponents

Thoughts? While I do think it's a bit strange forcing people to go digital, the airwaves do need to be freed up and ultimately it's for the greater good. I think I first heard about the switch two years ago... people have had two fucking years to save up money to buy a converter box and yet apparently 5 million still haven't? Tough shit for them, they can stay TV-less until they get a box.

EDIT  I agree.  Why? /edit
Okay, first:  The goverment has been giving out coupons to basically get a converter box for free, and they have been advertising it like mad for the last year.  Second, if someone has an analog TV, and has been getting all their TV over the airwaves, and hasn't had the motivation or money to get a converter box by now, don't these people have more important things to be doing with their time than watchig TV?  Like working?

Last edited by imortal (2009-01-08 19:15:07)

Hurricane2k9 wrote:

imortal wrote:

Hurricane2k9 wrote:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/01/08/AR2009010802586.html?nav=rss_email%2Fcomponents

Thoughts? While I do think it's a bit strange forcing people to go digital, the airwaves do need to be freed up and ultimately it's for the greater good. I think I first heard about the switch two years ago... people have had two fucking years to save up money to buy a converter box and yet apparently 5 million still haven't? Tough shit for them, they can stay TV-less until they get a box.

Okay, first:  The goverment has been giving out coupons to basically get a converter box for free, and they have been advertising it like mad for the last year.  Second, if someone has an analog TV, and has been getting all their TV over the airwaves, and hasn't had the motivation or money to get a converter box by now, don't these people have more important things to be doing with their time than watchig TV?  Like working?

Uh buddy I share the same sentiments as you. Unless you were quoting me for the sake of quoting.

Not saying you disagree, just quoting for the sake of quoting.

imortal wrote:

Hurricane2k9 wrote:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/01/08/AR2009010802586.html?nav=rss_email%2Fcomponents

Thoughts? While I do think it's a bit strange forcing people to go digital, the airwaves do need to be freed up and ultimately it's for the greater good. I think I first heard about the switch two years ago... people have had two fucking years to save up money to buy a converter box and yet apparently 5 million still haven't? Tough shit for them, they can stay TV-less until they get a box.

EDIT  I agree.  Why? /edit
Okay, first:  The goverment has been giving out coupons to basically get a converter box for free, and they have been advertising it like mad for the last year.  Second, if someone has an analog TV, and has been getting all their TV over the airwaves, and hasn't had the motivation or money to get a converter box by now, don't these people have more important things to be doing with their time than watchig TV?  Like working?

Ok this was inacted years ago and I remember getting a 32" TV in 2000 knowing that it wasn't digital an wouldn't decode a digital signal when the law went into effect.  This has been more publicised than crotch shots of Brittney so let's just get on with the change.  Fuck, Obama said he was for change.

Hurricane2k9 wrote:

If you're that poorly off with your financial situation, watching TV shouldn't be a priority. Since when was the government supposed to hold everybody's hand?

But if you insist on running things as a welfare state, I'd have no problem with the government continuing the coupon program for another year or so (a colossal waste of money but it'll placate those people who also think murderers and rapists should roam freely in society). But just bring the fucking transition already.

Tru dat. Hock the TV and buy some gubmint cheeze whit teh proceeds.

Wreckognize wrote:

Why the hell does the government care what kind of TV I watch in the first place?

I know it makes u think LOL stupid gov. TITS or GTFO

Ugh:

http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/22/digi … t-certain/

It's funny how the Washington Post published an article yesterday about how White House staffers found the place very stuck in the stone age regarding technology, yet they want to ONCE AGAIN delay this.

Did I mention how it costs the stations MORE to broadcast in BOTH analog and digital? I wouldn't be surprised if some stations go dark for a while because of this bullshit. Fucking "Progress" and "tech savvy administration" my ass. TV is a LUXURY not a RIGHT, MY tax dollars SHOULD NOT go toward paying for some asshole's converter box because he was too fucking stupid to save up some money OVER THE LAST TWO YEARS.

Yes, LAST TWO YEARS. My parents separated two years ago, and I remember my dad buying a small LCD TV for his bedroom at his new place with a sticker on it that said, "WARNING: ON FEB 17 2009, YOU WILL NO LONGER RECEIVE ANALOG SIGNALS" (or something like that). If you're so fucking bad with your finances that you've waited this long, you DESERVE to lose your god damn TV signal. Don't cry to me about how the people who need this extension struggle every month to pay for rent and meds etc... if you're in that shitty a situation, you should focus more on getting yourself out of that situation instead of being able to watch TV.

They shouldn't have even done this stupid coupon program in the first place.