There's no difference between an antenna that receives analog and an antenna that receives HDTV (unless the stations changed channels). The people who'll be buying converter boxes already have an antenna. Where your antenna observation does have some merit is where snowy, weak signals have been watched for decades. They probably will have trouble & frustration.vchimpanzee said:
This whole deal reminds me of a time back in the early 1980's...I used to buy 45 RPM records on a regular basis. Then the selection started dwindling, then stores stopped carrying them all together. I was happy with my 45's, but someone decided I shouldn't have access to them any longer. I was happy with my 45's, but I eventually became happier with CD's (after I recovered from having to buy an entire CD to get the 1 song I could get on a 45 before). Then came .mp3 downloads & I was able to not only select my 1 song again, but now I can select ANY song on the album & adjusted for inflation, at a far cheaper price than the 45 & with better quality to boot. A little off topic, but as one who isn't a huge fan of change & having things shoved down my throat, this too will adapt & work out fine...just strap on your seat belt, it may be a bumpy ride, but we'll get there.
