Comments on: The End is Near

By: Thomas

Thomas — Wed, 26 Dec 2007 02:49:08 +0000

Sweden has already gone fully digital. It saves a lot of money for the broadcasters, never mind how many millions it has cost consumers to get new equipment. Now they are telling us that the coding system will be changed in another decade so then it’s time to get new boxes. Fortunately I have cable so I can keep my old, working TV.

By: Greg Laden

Greg Laden — Mon, 24 Dec 2007 09:07:41 +0000

Dave:You mean you don’t get the same channels we do?But seriously, I usually try to add phrases like “In the US” when speaking of the US, because it is true that this blog is red in something like 98 countries. But I often forget and am glad to be reminded.G

By: emptybook

emptybook — Mon, 24 Dec 2007 05:31:04 +0000

I’m in an area of Britain that’s already digitally switched over. There’s a bunch that weren’t ready for the cut off date and were stuck with no TV (I presume they got set-top boxes eventually). This despite an information centre/shop on the highstreet (which had friendly staff, TVs, coffee machine, and even a waving cardboard robot thing!); government adverts running regularly on the telly and a massive sod-off bilboard countdown clock marring our tourist attractions.And there’s continuing drama because no-one is receiving all the channels we were promised.You’re all doomed. Or at least TV-less.

By: JL

JL — Sun, 23 Dec 2007 22:11:37 +0000

Get digital TV on your Linux PC:http://lunapark6.com/pchdtv-hd-5500-hdtv-for-your-linux-desktop.html

By: HP

HP — Sun, 23 Dec 2007 18:39:44 +0000

Here’s what I don’t understand — I have a digital-ready HDTV television monitor, and the local broadcasters all broadcast (yes, broadcast, as in beam into space) digital signals, but I cannot find a digital tuner on store shelves anywhere. You can special-order a DTV tuner, or you can pay a ridiculously high price for some high-end videophile package, but good luck walking into your local Best Buy and walking out with a tuner and amplified indoor antenna for a reasonable price.I use my monitor primarily for DVDs, and rarely watch television, but it’s ridiculous that retailers don’t support the broadcast digital market, especially at this late date.

By: blf

blf — Sun, 23 Dec 2007 18:11:34 +0000

Having never owned a tv, or having any intention of ever doing so, I couldn’t care less. Tv could turn in a brain-eating hoard of spiders and I couldn’t care less. Tv watchers could turn into husks whose brains were eaten by spiders and I couldn’t care less.Well, actually, as a human being, and presuming some tv watchers are also, I guess I’d have a wee bit of sympathy for anyone whose brain is eaten by a ravenous box of electronic spiders … but not much! What’s the difference between such brain-eaten spider meals and, say, IDiots?

By: dave

dave — Sun, 23 Dec 2007 17:05:13 +0000

You’re a parochial lot, don’t you know your blog can be read across the pond? Now our changeover seems to be going a bit more gradually, but a high percentage of households already uses digital boxes, mainly to get Freeview programmes providing the usual terrestrial channels plus some worthy extras, such as BBC4 and BBC News24. Not HD which I think you’re getting, but we have more lines than your current system so there’s not such a dramatic improvement, as I’ve been informed. Anyway, enjoy.

By: Crazyharp81602

Crazyharp81602 — Sun, 23 Dec 2007 16:36:54 +0000

It's a good reason why you don't get Fox News because at this time, Ham is going to show off his idiot place tomorrow Christmas Eve and Christmas Day on Fox news as a "fair and balanced" way to ruin our holiday.