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by william on April 25, 2005
MSNBC has an article that discusses an event that is supposed to happen on Dec. 31, 2006:
I'd be suprised to see anything come out of this anytime soon but it's definitely an interesting article.
Read The end of analog TV
That's the date Congress targeted, a decade ago, for the end of analog television broadcasting and a full cutover to a digital format. If enforced, that means that overnight, somewhere around 70 million television sets now connected to rabbit ears or roof-top antennas will suddenly and forever go blank, unless their owners purchase a special converter box. Back when the legislation was written, New Year's Eve 2006 probably looked as safely distant as the dark side of the moon. But now that date is right around the corner and Congress and the FCC are struggling mightily to figure out what to do.
I'd be suprised to see anything come out of this anytime soon but it's definitely an interesting article.
Read The end of analog TV
Permalink: Might Be Time For HDTV After All
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