On Sun, 13 Jan 2008 03:15:48 GMT, aemeijers wrote:

wrote:
On Sat, 12 Jan 2008 13:58:51 -0600, wrote:

On Sat, 12 Jan 2008 14:34:09 -0500, wrote:

On Sat, 12 Jan 2008 09:47:38 -0800 (PST), Red wrote:

On Jan 12, 10:01 am, Kevin Ricks wrote:
Isn't that limited to people who have NO TV source other than antenna?
Here is a quote from the official web site:https://www.dtv2009.gov/

.... but supplies are limited. There are 22.25 million coupons available
to all U.S. households. Once those coupons have been used, there are an
additional 11.25 million coupons available only to households that
solely receive their TV broadcasts over-the-air using an antenna.
Households with TVs connected to cable, satellite or other pay TV
service are not eligible for this second batch of coupons. Consumers can
apply for coupons until March 31, 2009, or until the funds are exhausted.
.....

Apparently no one is concerned that the analog VCR's are going to be
obsolete also. As I understand it, they will no longer be able to be
programmed for multiple OTA channels, but limited to the single
channel that the converter box is set to. Correct??
Yes, this is correct. You will have to set the convertor to the
channel you want to record, and can only record that channel, until
you reset the programming or change the convertor channel.

VCR's? Are you worried about your 8-track player and phonograph, too? Time
marches on. At some point you have to make at least a minimal effort to keep up,
or expect to be left behind.
No one really cares about your attitude. If you want to "keep up"
feel free to do so, some of us like things the way they were, and for
clearity, I still do enjoy my vinyl records. If anyone ends up being
left behind, it's people with your attitude, because one of these days
you'll be old and will realize that your whole life was wasted trying
to keep up with the Joneses.

BOYCOTT DTV.gov NOW !!!!!

I have some bad news for you. When your current ice man dies, you are gonna have
to get one of those new-fangled refrigerator thingys.

You struggle far more resisting change than I do welcoming it. And I'm not
anywhere near "young".


I don't resist change, I'm just not in any hurry to go out looking for
it. My obsolete technology still works fine. When it craps out, I'll
replace it with whatever the current technology is. But by all means,
you go ahead and pay top dollar for the latest and greatest. Folks like
you are what brings the price of new stuff down, for folks like me. I
can wait a couple of years to save probably a third on the price.

(Not like I need any more excuses to waste any more time watching the
idiot box than I already do, after all.)

aem sends...

That's exactly what I do in most cases. When my tv dies, I might get
a digital one if they are comparable in price by then. It took me a
long time to get used to CDs for music, but eventually I got one. I
still like my vinyl too, and in same ways, it has a warmer sound. I
too am in no hurry to change things that work. Thats what irritates
me about the DTV thing, it's being forced on us. If they created
Digital and still kept analog, I'd have no problem with it.

Not only do those who must have the latest stuff immediately bring
down the prices, but they keep the economy alive. The advertisers
look for suckers like them, and the credit card companies make a
killing on them.

There's one thing where I resist change, and I will have to admit to
it. I refuse to use Windows XP or Vista. I absolutely cant stand
them. I use 98 or 2K, and thats it. I do get somewhat of a laugh
about all the "got to have it now" folks who bought Vista as soon as
it was released. All I hear are complaints about it now.

Anyhow, have a good day....

Oh yeah, I should mention that this thread added a few names to my
killfile, but I wont mention which names, that part is obvious.
Usenet sure has it's share of assholes these days.