Saturday, October 24, 2009

2008 HDTV Law?

I had just heard on the news that the government passed somthing that said that come January 2008 if our TV does not have HDTV we will not be allowed to watch, I assume it will not work on our television? Does anyone know if this is true or not.

I am not looking for you to say no it is not just becuase you have not heard it, becuase honestly I find it very hard to believe.

But then again our while country is at war and thousands of people are dying, this is somthing out government would do.
Answer:
In the US, the FCC is pushing for a shift from analog broadcasts to digital broadcasts. Most cable and satelite providers have already made this shift, but over-the-air broadcasting is still in transition.

The move to all High Definition Content is coming, but it is still a few years away.

This DOES NOT mean that you can't watch TV, but it does mean that your old, analog television won't be able to receive the digital, over-the-air signal unless you buy a converter. A converter may be reletively expensive at first, but the price will drop and demand reduces.

If you subscribe to cable or satelite, you, most likely, already have a converter that came with the service. If you rely on a rabbit ear antenea, you will eventually have to buy a new television, or a converter.
That's the most ridiculous thing I've heard in a while. If you don't own an HDTV you can watch TV? lol.

Don't believe everything you hear/read in the news.

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