No Digital TV Viewer Left Behind? What About Radio?

[SaltyDog]

"WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Ted Stevens said Wednesday he plans to propose a $3 billion subsidy program to ensure older television sets still work when the transition to better quality, digital broadcasts is completed.

Stevens, an Alaska Republican, said the estimated cost of a box to convert the new digital signals back to analog so existing television sets continue to work is $50 each and he proposed the government subsidize $40 of that amount.

"We plan to provide a set-top box...to everyone who has a TV that needs a box," Stevens said at a luncheon sponsored by the Free Enterprise Fund. "It may be we have to set a limit." "

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> "WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate Commerce Committee Chairman
> Ted Stevens said Wednesday he plans to propose a $3 billion
> subsidy program to ensure older television sets still work
> when the transition to better quality, digital broadcasts is
> completed.
>
> Stevens, an Alaska Republican, said the estimated cost of a
> box to convert the new digital signals back to analog so
> existing television sets continue to work is $50 each and he
> proposed the government subsidize $40 of that amount.
>
> "We plan to provide a set-top box...to everyone who has a TV
> that needs a box," Stevens said at a luncheon sponsored by
> the Free Enterprise Fund. "It may be we have to set a
> limit." "
>
> Wacky Story HERE
>
Can't blame Lefty for this piece of nonsense!!!
Shame on these Clowns!
If we are in a Economic downturn and cancel this program,does that mean further delays for HDTV?
How overdue is HDTV now?
Don't Emergency personel need some of the frequencies that analog TV now uses?
If you really like TV you can afford the $50.00,the goverment doen't need to be involved.<P ID="edit"><FONT class="small">Edited by freqlost on 10/22/05 09:48 PM.</FONT></P>

 

[SaltyDog]

> Can't blame Lefty for this piece of nonsense!!!

I'm not sure who the "Lefty" you refer to is. But left versus righty doesn't begin to describe the parties. There are lefties and righties in both the Democrat and Republican parties.

> Shame on these Clowns! If we are in a Economic downturn and cancel this
> program,does that mean further delays for HDTV?

I think the rather obvious but misguided aim is to speed it up.

> How overdue is HDTV now?

No more overdue than "HD Radio". iPod will be on its twentieth generation before we get this pig to any critical mass of users.<P ID="signature">______________
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