"As of yesterday, federal law mandates that all 13-inch-and-above TVs sold in the US must sport a fancy new ATSC digital tuner -- although according to the Washington Post, many retailers haven't exactly been quick to ensure compliance."
I do believe that stores are allowed to sell out of their existing stock - the FCC order addresses shipping and importing only. Given that it may difficult to replace some of these lower-end products with digital versions at a price point acceptable to their intended audience, I wouldn't be shocked if stores have stocked up on these products to a greater degree than they did with the 25"-and-up sets that disappeared pretty quickly last year.
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Bob Colby @ Mar 3rd 2007 7:47PM
"As of yesterday, federal law mandates that all 13-inch-and-above TVs sold in the US must sport a fancy new ATSC digital tuner -- although according to the Washington Post, many retailers haven't exactly been quick to ensure compliance."
I do believe that stores are allowed to sell out of their existing stock - the FCC order addresses shipping and importing only. Given that it may difficult to replace some of these lower-end products with digital versions at a price point acceptable to their intended audience, I wouldn't be shocked if stores have stocked up on these products to a greater degree than they did with the 25"-and-up sets that disappeared pretty quickly last year.
Bob Colby @ Mar 3rd 2007 7:50PM
Follow-on comment - it's not just 13" and above, but rather *all* sets, plus VCRs, DVD recorders - anything with an analog TV tuner.