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Goodwill pre-emptive strike
I was browsing through a Goodwill thrift store in Interstate 20 a bit east
of Abilene, TX last week and one of the first things I saw for sale there was a portable TV set. It looked like recent manufacture, but on top of the set, right in plain sight where no one could help seeing it, was a big sticker telling any potential owners that analog TV broadcasting will cease in February 2009 and that the set would no longer be able to receive TV signals after that. My guess is that Goodwill wants to head off a stampede of angry customers when the Big Switch occurs. Seems like all thrift shops should do this or something similar. |
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Goodwill pre-emptive strike
"Matt J. McCullar" wrote in message news I was browsing through a Goodwill thrift store in Interstate 20 a bit east of Abilene, TX last week and one of the first things I saw for sale there was a portable TV set. It looked like recent manufacture, but on top of the set, right in plain sight where no one could help seeing it, was a big sticker telling any potential owners that analog TV broadcasting will cease in February 2009 and that the set would no longer be able to receive TV signals after that. My guess is that Goodwill wants to head off a stampede of angry customers when the Big Switch occurs. Seems like all thrift shops should do this or something similar. Don't all stores everywhere have to do this for analog-only sets? |
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Goodwill pre-emptive strike
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"Matt J. McCullar" wrote: I was browsing through a Goodwill thrift store in Interstate 20 a bit east of Abilene, TX last week and one of the first things I saw for sale there was a portable TV set. It looked like recent manufacture, but on top of the set, right in plain sight where no one could help seeing it, was a big sticker telling any potential owners that analog TV broadcasting will cease in February 2009 and that the set would no longer be able to receive TV signals after that. My guess is that Goodwill wants to head off a stampede of angry customers when the Big Switch occurs. Seems like all thrift shops should do this or something similar. Yeah. Lots of people return things to thrift stores. Are we going to do the analog TV thing again this week? I hope not. |
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Goodwill pre-emptive strike
"Matt J. McCullar" wrote in message news I was browsing through a Goodwill thrift store in Interstate 20 a bit east of Abilene, TX last week and one of the first things I saw for sale there was a portable TV set. It looked like recent manufacture, but on top of the set, right in plain sight where no one could help seeing it, was a big sticker telling any potential owners that analog TV broadcasting will cease in February 2009 and that the set would no longer be able to receive TV signals after that. My guess is that Goodwill wants to head off a stampede of angry customers when the Big Switch occurs. Seems like all thrift shops should do this or something similar. Why should they? Only a dickhead watches anything off the antenna. |
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On Tue, 23 Oct 2007 03:09:20 GMT, James Sweet wrote:
"Matt J. McCullar" wrote in message news I was browsing through a Goodwill thrift store in Interstate 20 a bit east of Abilene, TX last week and one of the first things I saw for sale there was a portable TV set. It looked like recent manufacture, but on top of the set, right in plain sight where no one could help seeing it, was a big sticker telling any potential owners that analog TV broadcasting will cease in February 2009 and that the set would no longer be able to receive TV signals after that. My guess is that Goodwill wants to head off a stampede of angry customers when the Big Switch occurs. Seems like all thrift shops should do this or something similar. Don't all stores everywhere have to do this for analog-only sets? Everywhere? The stores here on Saturn are not required to do this. Neither are the stores on Ni'ihau, AFAIK. I'm sure it's thus elsewhere. |
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Goodwill pre-emptive strike
"Matt J. McCullar" hath wroth:
I was browsing through a Goodwill thrift store in Interstate 20 a bit east of Abilene, TX last week and one of the first things I saw for sale there was a portable TV set. It looked like recent manufacture, but on top of the set, right in plain sight where no one could help seeing it, was a big sticker telling any potential owners that analog TV broadcasting will cease in February 2009 and that the set would no longer be able to receive TV signals after that. My guess is that Goodwill wants to head off a stampede of angry customers when the Big Switch occurs. Seems like all thrift shops should do this or something similar. FCC 15.117(k) requires posting such a sign if they are selling analog receivers. http://sujan.hallikainen.org/FCC/FccRules/2007/15/117/ (k) The following requirements apply to all responsible parties, as defined in Sec. 2.909 of this chapter, and any person that displays or offers for sale or rent television receiving equipment that is not capable of receiving, decoding and tuning digital signals. (1) Such parties and persons shall place conspicuously and in close proximity to such television broadcast receivers a sign containing, in clear and conspicuous print, the Consumer Alert disclosure text required by paragraph (k)(3) of this section. (etc...) -- Jeff Liebermann 150 Felker St #D http://www.LearnByDestroying.com Santa Cruz CA 95060 http://802.11junk.com Skype: JeffLiebermann AE6KS 831-336-2558 |
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Goodwill pre-emptive strike
When the date comes for the analog TV to stop, the broadcasters are not
going to shut down the analog TV on that date. Most of the local stations will not be ready to be in digital or HD. The main networks will have most of the new programming in digital and HD. They will have a parallel analog feed. In any-case, I am sure that there will be converter boxes out in the market place to convert the digital TV signals to analog to be viewed on older TV sets. There are many low to medium income families that will not be able to afford to go out and buy new TV sets. -- JANA _____ "Matt J. McCullar" wrote in message news I was browsing through a Goodwill thrift store in Interstate 20 a bit east of Abilene, TX last week and one of the first things I saw for sale there was a portable TV set. It looked like recent manufacture, but on top of the set, right in plain sight where no one could help seeing it, was a big sticker telling any potential owners that analog TV broadcasting will cease in February 2009 and that the set would no longer be able to receive TV signals after that. My guess is that Goodwill wants to head off a stampede of angry customers when the Big Switch occurs. Seems like all thrift shops should do this or something similar. |
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On Oct 24, 1:38 am, "JANA" wrote:
When the date comes for the analog TV to stop, the broadcasters are not going to shut down the analog TV on that date. Most of the local stations will not be ready to be in digital or HD. The main networks will have most of the new programming in digital and HD. They will have a parallel analog feed. In any-case, I am sure that there will be converter boxes out in the market place to convert the digital TV signals to analog to be viewed on older TV sets. There are many low to medium income families that will not be able to afford to go out and buy new TV sets. -- JANA _____ "Matt J. McCullar" wrote in messagenews I was browsing through a Goodwill thrift store in Interstate 20 a bit east of Abilene, TX last week and one of the first things I saw for sale there was a portable TV set. It looked like recent manufacture, but on top of the set, right in plain sight where no one could help seeing it, was a big sticker telling any potential owners that analog TV broadcasting will cease in February 2009 and that the set would no longer be able to receive TV signals after that. My guess is that Goodwill wants to head off a stampede of angry customers when the Big Switch occurs. Seems like all thrift shops should do this or something similar. You are correct....the switchover will not be abrupt and it will be messy. And advertisers will not want to lose access to those customers. And as for "everyone watches cable" comments, well many people do not. I expect to see converter boxes to be offered for free. TMT |
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Too_Many_Tools wrote:
You are correct....the switchover will not be abrupt and it will be messy. And advertisers will not want to lose access to those customers. And as for "everyone watches cable" comments, well many people do not. I expect to see converter boxes to be offered for free. Converter boxes already exist in the $50-$60 range. And starting the first of the year, $40 vouchers will be readily available, two per family. See: http://www.dtv.gov/consumercorner.html http://www.ntia.doc.gov/dtvcoupon/index.html |
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Goodwill pre-emptive strike
On Oct 24, 11:29 pm, UCLAN wrote:
Too_Many_Tools wrote: You are correct....the switchover will not be abrupt and it will be messy. And advertisers will not want to lose access to those customers. And as for "everyone watches cable" comments, well many people do not. I expect to see converter boxes to be offered for free. Converter boxes already exist in the $50-$60 range. And starting the first of the year, $40 vouchers will be readily available, two per family. See: http://www.dtv.gov/consumercorner.ht...pon/index.html I still expect to see convertor boxes free in the future...or even paying people to take them. As I said, advertisers will not want to lose access to customers. Imagine what would happen if people learned that there is life without television. A collapse of the consumer based economy...;) TMT |
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Goodwill pre-emptive strike
JANA wrote:
When the date comes for the analog TV to stop, the broadcasters are not going to shut down the analog TV on that date. I had the distinct impression they were forced to do so by Government fiat. -- One meter, to within 0.0125% accuracy (off by just under .005 inches): Three feet Three inches Three eights of an inch |
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Goodwill pre-emptive strike
UCLAN wrote:
Converter boxes already exist in the $50-$60 range. I've seen a lot of people say this, and every time I've asked, not one has been able to point me to an ad for one or a store where one could be had. -- One meter, to within 0.0125% accuracy (off by just under .005 inches): Three feet Three inches Three eights of an inch |
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