I gave my Tv to my rabbits. They pooped in it.

[metamadman.livejournal.com]

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[borgseawolf.livejournal.com]

Now that's just whining.

[malasadas.livejournal.com]

This is really silly.

[faylnncortez.livejournal.com]

The digital receiver costs like $50 AND the government reimburses you.

http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=8283870
https://www.dtv2009.gov/ApplyCoupon.aspx

And this frees up a TON more frequencies. I'm completely fine with all of this.

[lafinjack.livejournal.com]

Well, they can only reimburse you if they get more funding. Since, you know, they already ran out of money to reimburse people with (http://consumerist.com/5125791/consumers-union-asks-congress-to-delay-digital-broadcast-tv-switch).

[i.livejournal.com]

does this mean we´ll have pirate tv stations springing up all over, or is it just the last gasp of TV before it merges completely with the internet, or both?

[dr-pepper-spray.livejournal.com]

I'm personally looking forward to the first few months of the change-over when all my favorite VHF frequencies get turned over to privately run porn channels....

[yes-justice.livejournal.com]

Hmm....

[edgar-suit.livejournal.com]

lights out
guerilla radio TV
turn that shit up!

[hoboclown.livejournal.com]

I wasn't around then, did people complain this much when TVs added color?

[dr-pepper-spray.livejournal.com]

Yes. Yes they did. ...And vista vision.. AND talkies...

All you luddites need to get over it.

[dr-pepper-spray.livejournal.com]

Oh quit being a cheep bastard and just pay for the converter.. or just get a new television. They're still broadcasting over the air-waves, it's just a digital signal now, and more condensed to allow for more traffic.

[edgar-suit.livejournal.com]

I heard that the government is out of coupons for the converter.

I think it's total double dealing. The FCC is comandeering the current broadcast airwaves so they can resell them in the future.

"Hey, that land you're on? Get up and move, on your own dime. I'm going to re-sell it."

[xforge.livejournal.com]

Re-sell the wavespace and... who gets the money? The FCC is a government agency; doesn't that mean they're gonna get themselves some money that WE don't have to pony up for? Isn't that a *good* thing?

[xforge.livejournal.com]

1) I'm paying for digital television how? All my televisions have been capable of receiving digital signals for a couple of years now. Besides which, I'm a cable customer since I need broadband at home for my work and the phone company sucks beyond any possible definition of the word "suck," thanks in no small part to Reagan-era deregulation.

2) I care why? Teevee is teevee. Ninety-nine percent of everything on teevee is pure crap. Digital crap is still crap. Digitize it and shove it all down into a space 1/100th the spectrum it used before, and use the rest of that space for something I actually want. Fuck teevee otherwise.

[prock.livejournal.com]

Yeah, almost as devious as when they made you pay for FM radio.

[unshavengod.livejournal.com]

airwaves are a complex topic. Would you prefer anarchy on the airwaves?

I am not sure whether any television, radio, cellphones, or 911 channels would function had there not been some gov't oversight...

We should be grateful for what we take for granted.

[yes-justice.livejournal.com]

I'm not letting any damn camera steal my soul!