On Jan 11, 1:30*pm, " wrote:
well I for one waited to get a converter after reports of the early
ones werent good, I hoped later versions would be more sensitive and
work better.

sadly the improvement hasnt came.

plus I wanted the new DTV PAL DVR, but heck just a few are out, its on
back order. I have a order hanging with a personal friend who sells
them but hasnt even gotten his yet.


Any of the Tivo units which have been sold for years will record both
regular and HDTV, so there is no issue with the digital TV transition
and DVR's.




the loss of channels well theres no excuse, and hearings should be
held in congress asking why the broadcasters havent done better and
just what occured.

Plenty of people on this newsgroup have reported BETTER picture
quality and MORE channels to watch and are delighted by DTV. It
makes no sense for a broadcaster to drop any channels which are
popular for them as they make the transition. So, what specific
channels and stations are you talking about?

Sure there will be a small minority of people who will come out worse
off in all this for some reason. But when you start with the fact
that something like 90% of viewers today receive via cable or sat, and
most of the rest are getting great DTV reception, it's going to be a
very small number. Should all progress be foregone because a very
small minority is impacted? What happenes when a govt puts a new
road near someone's property or changes the zoning that has a
negative, and much larger impact than this DTV transition? Should
we stop building roads, dams, etc because a few people will be
negatively impacted?




newxt thing you know they will want to convert AM and FM to digital.

government mucking at its typical best

Sounds like more whining at it's best. You still upset because you
can't buy new LP's, 8 tracks, or send a telegram?