Comments on: Pop quiz: Did you know that you may lose your television service in less than ten months? http://www.scholarsandrogues.com/2008/04/13/pop-quiz-did-you-know-that-you-may-lose-your-television-service-in-less-than-ten-months/ Think - it ain't illegal yet... Mon, 15 Mar 2010 04:41:47 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: JWKessler http://www.scholarsandrogues.com/2008/04/13/pop-quiz-did-you-know-that-you-may-lose-your-television-service-in-less-than-ten-months/comment-page-1/#comment-40869 JWKessler Wed, 28 May 2008 16:44:56 +0000 http://www.scholarsandrogues.com/2008/04/13/pop-quiz-did-you-know-that-you-may-lose-your-television-service-in-less-than-ten-months/#comment-40869 One thing none of these stories discuss is that many folks are currently watching a poor or marginal analog signal. Snow and a few ghosts are annoying, but at least you can watch. With digital it's all or nothing. There will be no snow or ghosts on digital broadcasts. Instead you will get nothing - or blocks of pixeliated garbage and no sound. Even my cable system is having trouble giving me reliable digital service since they can't receive the over the air digital signals clearly enough. I expect there will be lots of complaining once the switch is made. One thing none of these stories discuss is that many folks are currently watching a poor or marginal analog signal. Snow and a few ghosts are annoying, but at least you can watch. With digital it’s all or nothing. There will be no snow or ghosts on digital broadcasts. Instead you will get nothing – or blocks of pixeliated garbage and no sound. Even my cable system is having trouble giving me reliable digital service since they can’t receive the over the air digital signals clearly enough.

I expect there will be lots of complaining once the switch is made.

]]> By: Dr. Denny http://www.scholarsandrogues.com/2008/04/13/pop-quiz-did-you-know-that-you-may-lose-your-television-service-in-less-than-ten-months/comment-page-1/#comment-33148 Dr. Denny Mon, 14 Apr 2008 01:24:02 +0000 http://www.scholarsandrogues.com/2008/04/13/pop-quiz-did-you-know-that-you-may-lose-your-television-service-in-less-than-ten-months/#comment-33148 A useful post, Martin. Thanks. A useful post, Martin. Thanks.

]]> By: www.buzzflash.net http://www.scholarsandrogues.com/2008/04/13/pop-quiz-did-you-know-that-you-may-lose-your-television-service-in-less-than-ten-months/comment-page-1/#comment-33143 www.buzzflash.net Mon, 14 Apr 2008 00:54:13 +0000 http://www.scholarsandrogues.com/2008/04/13/pop-quiz-did-you-know-that-you-may-lose-your-television-service-in-less-than-ten-months/#comment-33143 <strong>Pop quiz: Did you know that you may lose your television service in less than ten months?...</strong> Millions of Americans who rely on broadcast television signals may lose their service in ten months because of the switch to digital signals, and the Bush administration isn't doing nearly enough to get the word out. Can Congress help, or are we doome... Pop quiz: Did you know that you may lose your television service in less than ten months?…

Millions of Americans who rely on broadcast television signals may lose their service in ten months because of the switch to digital signals, and the Bush administration isn’t doing nearly enough to get the word out. Can Congress help, or are we doome…

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