Digital TV Switch Still May Get Last-Minute Delay

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There is A)no money in the coupon so if you want a box you cant get 40 off any more B)in digital the signal drops after about 30 miles to almost nothing C)the converter boxes are pieces of $hit D)the economy is in the drain so a lot of people cant get cable E)think of the poor who bet the free channels and might not own a computer F)on the same note think of the old people who cant use a computer

James Smith of NC 4:22PM February 13, 2009

Yes, idiot, we should stop ALL TELEVISION BROADCASTS because your ignorant a$$ thinks he's the only one on the planet.
Just because you don't use your TV much means that you're the typical American? Because all these people in rural parts of the country do everything online? Get real.
Quit thinking you're the only human being on the planet. There's about 300 million more Americans who need to be spoken for, not just your self-centered idiotic self.

Jake of TN 4:44PM February 04, 2009

The fact that this is being discussed on the internet pretty much tells us that TV is obsolete anyway. I mean who watches video broadcast over the radio spectrum anymore? Who want someone else to decide what they can watch and when they can watch it?
Broadband internet on demand is the future, digital TV is going down the satelite radio drain.
I mean is there anyone who doesn't have an internet connection nowadays? I read the newspaper, wathc my favorite "TV shows" pay my bills and send letters to friends all over the net, the Tv is just used to connect to netflix via xbox. If broadcast analog or digital completely stopped hardly anyone would miss it.

Greg of IL 4:14PM February 02, 2009

It's only been 10 years since this has been planned. People aren't prepared yet? Another delay will help resolve the problem? I say make the switch and those poor sods who don't yet have a clue will very quickly catch up.

georgert of CA 10:44PM January 30, 2009