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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Anthony @ Mar 3rd 2007 12:11AM
"Just go into any of the big box stores and see if they're all stocked up on new sets; chances are most of the employees haven't even heard about this changeover, or even possess the knowledge to direct you to the proper equipment."
Chances are that your wrong there, Sears and many other retailers have been advocating the change to ATSC and/or HD sets for atleast the last 4 years that I know of.
And cable subscribers are affected, around 70 channels of "basic" cable are analog and will be migrated to a digital signal on or before feb 17th of 2009.
http://www.dtv.gov/ has a ton of great info for this topic.
bblande @ Mar 3rd 2007 2:23AM
"Chances are that your wrong there, Sears and many other retailers have been advocating the change to ATSC and/or HD sets for atleast the last 4 years that I know of."
This article actually pertains to TVs with built-in ATSC (aka over-the-air) tuners. After March 1, all new TVs shipped to stores must have these built-in tuners, regardless of size. The ONLY people that MUST have these types of TVs are the ones who don't have cable or satellite.
Cable/satellite customers won't be affected at all by the 2/17/09 transition to digital.
ashley @ Mar 7th 2007 5:56PM
excuse me!!!!! I work in one of the "big box stores" and i have known about this for over a year now. keep your retail comments to yourself because i know my knowledge exceeds your tiny brain molecules. I can't wait for HD!