Randy Sweeney wrote:


The question here is whether Powell and the FCC will rule that cable and
satellite system connected TV's count in the total - if they do, then 2006
is a possibility, if not, it will be quite a while.

Randy,

Precisely! And as you apparently know, this change is under
consideration. What I have seen suggested is that with this change in
counting sets able to view a digital signal by either cable or sat it
still likely would move the date of compliance out about two years.

Jerry

"hunkahunkaburninluv" wrote (in part):

I recently bought a brand new 19" SVGA monitor for less than $200. The
resolution is higher than HDTV. How much would it cost for the monitor
industry to add the necessary inputs so that I could use an SVGA monitor as
an HDTV monitor? I'm guessing less than $10 would be added to the cost of of
new monitors.

Better yet, more HD tuners should have VGA connectors. Mine does, and
it works fine with my rather ancient Compaq V500 monitor. Not that I
use it that way much, but it's nice to know I could.

Del Mibbler

"hunkahunkaburninluv" wrote (in part):

I recently bought a brand new 19" SVGA monitor for less than $200. The
resolution is higher than HDTV. How much would it cost for the monitor
industry to add the necessary inputs so that I could use an SVGA monitor as
an HDTV monitor? I'm guessing less than $10 would be added to the cost of of
new monitors.

Better yet, more HD tuners should have VGA connectors. Mine does, and
it works fine with my rather ancient Compaq V500 monitor. Not that I
use it that way much, but it's nice to know I could.

Del Mibbler

On Mon, 16 Aug 2004 20:44:35 -0400, Jsheldon wrote:



Randy Sweeney wrote:


The question here is whether Powell and the FCC will rule that cable and
satellite system connected TV's count in the total - if they do, then 2006
is a possibility, if not, it will be quite a while.

Randy,

Precisely! And as you apparently know, this change is under
consideration. What I have seen suggested is that with this change in
counting sets able to view a digital signal by either cable or sat it
still likely would move the date of compliance out about two years.

Jerry

Could you imagine any President allowing the FCC to shut down analog
broadcasting in 2006? The president's party would go the way of the Whigs
and the Federalists at the next election. The likely scenario is that they
ban the sale of analog TVs in 2006 and then wait another 10 or 15 years
before they shut off analog broadcasts. You can buy a decent computer for
$300 now so it's certainly possible to build a digital TV for the same
price which makes the banning of analog receivers doable. In 15
years most of the current stock of TVs will have been replaced with
digital TVs so it will be possible for President Jenna Bush to allow the
FCC to finally shut down analog broadcasting. By then we'll all be
installing holosuites anyway.

On Mon, 16 Aug 2004 20:44:35 -0400, Jsheldon wrote:



Randy Sweeney wrote:


The question here is whether Powell and the FCC will rule that cable and
satellite system connected TV's count in the total - if they do, then 2006
is a possibility, if not, it will be quite a while.

Randy,

Precisely! And as you apparently know, this change is under
consideration. What I have seen suggested is that with this change in
counting sets able to view a digital signal by either cable or sat it
still likely would move the date of compliance out about two years.

Jerry

Could you imagine any President allowing the FCC to shut down analog
broadcasting in 2006? The president's party would go the way of the Whigs
and the Federalists at the next election. The likely scenario is that they
ban the sale of analog TVs in 2006 and then wait another 10 or 15 years
before they shut off analog broadcasts. You can buy a decent computer for
$300 now so it's certainly possible to build a digital TV for the same
price which makes the banning of analog receivers doable. In 15
years most of the current stock of TVs will have been replaced with
digital TVs so it will be possible for President Jenna Bush to allow the
FCC to finally shut down analog broadcasting. By then we'll all be
installing holosuites anyway.

On Mon, 16 Aug 2004 10:47:54 -0400, MikeD-C05
wrote:

Well congress mandated we would all be on the metric system by the
1980's. You see that went no where.

That's what I'm screamin.

I don't see the analog being
turned off until somewhere in the next decade. They should stop making
ALL analog tvs NOW and then the transition would go faster. They also
need cheap digital to analog converter boxes to help out the people
who still have analog tvs.

I'm thinking the advertisers will have a profound effect on this
switchover from analog to digital. My prediction is the providers
will be fighting for new customers by offering boxes for free to those
willing to sign term contracts, much like they do now with their HD
boxes. The providers have little choice... it is they who will bear
the cost of the converter boxes in the beginning, then we who will pay
for it in our monthly fees in the end. Those of us with analog TV's
will just have to switch to new providers to get the converter boxes
for "free - for x-amount of months term committment" and those of us
with fully-integrated tv's with the card slot will call the remaining
shots..... all just my own personal opinion.

On Mon, 16 Aug 2004 10:47:54 -0400, MikeD-C05
wrote:

Well congress mandated we would all be on the metric system by the
1980's. You see that went no where.

That's what I'm screamin.

I don't see the analog being
turned off until somewhere in the next decade. They should stop making
ALL analog tvs NOW and then the transition would go faster. They also
need cheap digital to analog converter boxes to help out the people
who still have analog tvs.

I'm thinking the advertisers will have a profound effect on this
switchover from analog to digital. My prediction is the providers
will be fighting for new customers by offering boxes for free to those
willing to sign term contracts, much like they do now with their HD
boxes. The providers have little choice... it is they who will bear
the cost of the converter boxes in the beginning, then we who will pay
for it in our monthly fees in the end. Those of us with analog TV's
will just have to switch to new providers to get the converter boxes
for "free - for x-amount of months term committment" and those of us
with fully-integrated tv's with the card slot will call the remaining
shots..... all just my own personal opinion.

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"hunkahunkaburninluv" wrote:

The televisions have to receive digital signals, not necessarily HD.

The tuners do have to be able to receive HD signals (since nearly all OTA
digital signals ARE HD), though the set doesn't necessarily need to display
the resulting picture in HD.

wrote in message
...
"hunkahunkaburninluv" wrote:

The televisions have to receive digital signals, not necessarily HD.

The tuners do have to be able to receive HD signals (since nearly all OTA
digital signals ARE HD), though the set doesn't necessarily need to display
the resulting picture in HD.

wrote in message
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"hunkahunkaburninluv" wrote:

The televisions have to receive digital signals, not necessarily HD.

The tuners do have to be able to receive HD signals (since nearly all OTA
digital signals ARE HD), though the set doesn't necessarily need to display
the resulting picture in HD.