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I'm the biggest proponent of HDTV but I think this date will be, and should be, pushed back again. A lot can happen in 2 years so maybe I'll be proven wrong, I hope I am, but I don't think we are ready for all-digital TV yet. With the average price of HDTVs still 2-3 times that of their old analog counterparts (though perhaps, the screens are bigger too) a lot of people still can't afford them.
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Second of all, by CRTs is that SD AND HD CRTs? I kinda hate that they'd phase out CRT HDTVs... I mean they provied the best picture of all and the cheapest.]]>Feb 18th 2007 1:28PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2007/02/17/two-years-till-the-analog-shutoff-hopefully/http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/02/17/two-years-till-the-analog-shutoff-hopefully/What did I miss?]]>Feb 18th 2007 12:44PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2007/02/17/two-years-till-the-analog-shutoff-hopefully/http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/02/17/two-years-till-the-analog-shutoff-hopefully/
This irresponsible statement requires a lot of qualification. What is the meaning of 'almost'?

--- CHAS]]>Feb 19th 2007 12:39PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2007/02/17/two-years-till-the-analog-shutoff-hopefully/http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/02/17/two-years-till-the-analog-shutoff-hopefully/
I think its good that we push this change to happen. It will mean that all those stations can now completely switch to digital and there will be many more channels to work with.

the fcc should be offering these digital tv tuner boxes for free to the public. put a $1 tax on any digital tv as a transition free.]]>Feb 20th 2007 3:21AMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2007/02/17/two-years-till-the-analog-shutoff-hopefully/http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/02/17/two-years-till-the-analog-shutoff-hopefully/Feb 22nd 2007 4:09AMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2007/02/17/two-years-till-the-analog-shutoff-hopefully/http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/02/17/two-years-till-the-analog-shutoff-hopefully/Feb 20th 2007 2:08PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2007/02/17/two-years-till-the-analog-shutoff-hopefully/http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/02/17/two-years-till-the-analog-shutoff-hopefully/
Add to this that our version of the FCC isn't all that keen on HDTV over the air and currently the only way of getting HDTV broadcasts here is stupidly expensive or within 20 miles of London for BBC HDTV(1 channel!) It makes being an AV freak over here kinda annoying
*Cries on 1080p TV*]]>Feb 21st 2007 4:34PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2007/02/17/two-years-till-the-analog-shutoff-hopefully/http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/02/17/two-years-till-the-analog-shutoff-hopefully/Feb 22nd 2007 3:20PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2007/02/17/two-years-till-the-analog-shutoff-hopefully/http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/02/17/two-years-till-the-analog-shutoff-hopefully/
Abandon you source of TV signal format only when a new format has been embraced.

So far only a small percentage are HDTV evangelists, the rest of us really don't care how sharp TV is. WE CARE ABOUT MOVIES IN DETAIL. Who cares if Sesame Street is high def?

Look at the confusion above. It just seems like the FCC is acting like a punk and doing something because they, not because they should.

Besides, who needs High-Def on portable TVs? We compress the signal to fit on most devices, it's really not an issue.

I like HDTV but I don't LOVE HDTV. Why do I care if Office is in HD? It's a sitcom. The stages are fake movie studio backdrops.

I LOVE Hi Def Movies. See the diff?]]>May 16th 2007 6:38PM