On Jun 27, 2:10 pm, Mark Lloyd wrote:
On Wed, 27 Jun 2007 08:50:55 -0400, George
wrote:





Mark Lloyd wrote:
On Wed, 27 Jun 2007 00:37:43 -0000, wrote:

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Damned if I know how you can claim "everyone is better off in the end".

Yes, some will be worse off, but not by much. There is a small
minority that receive NTSC today over the air and don't accept the
value proposition of having an HD picture that puts to shame what they
are watching now,

Strangely, I find the difference (HD resolution compared to 480 lines)
to be nearly insignificant. There is a considerable difference, but
most of that is in ATSC, rather than HD.

Because everyone seems to confuse what is happening.

That's happening a lot. There's a lot of (wrong) claims that NTSC
won't exist after 2009. I expect an eventual lack of NTSC, but it will
take a lot longer than that.

Well the "claims" are based directly on the federal govt which has set
2009 as the turnoff date for NTSC. Now, its possible, indeed I would
say probably likely that the date could be pushed out again, but I
think the claims as of now are in fact correct.





The only
requirement is that analog OTA must be turned off and then all OTA can
only be *digital*. There is no requirement that OTA digital must be HD.

People seem to want to ignore that. A lot of these digital (ATSC)
stations will be broadcasting 480 lines (not HD but still a lot better
than NTSC). You probably won't see ANY difference (between 480 and 720
lines) unless you have a big screen.



Of course, these people will still need a converter for 480-line ATSC
broadcasts.

or simply can't afford a new TV. They will have to
buy a converter. The cost is estimated at a whopping $50 to $100.
And the fed govt has already announced a program to give any household
that requests it, 2 rebate coupons for $40 each. That means you
could still use your 2 existing TV's for a cost of ~$70.

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