stuckincincy Posted January 8, 2009 Share Posted January 8, 2009 Cripes. Coupons were offered for the boxes that would allow the old tv to receive signals. Even without - you can buy the converter box for 30 bucks or less at Wal-Mart, K-Mart or whatever nowadays. You go from 4 or 5 channels to 10 - 12, 14 or more. I bought one of 'em early on - with old rabbit ears - fine picture, and all those extra chanels. I see the complaints on tv, and in the paper. Coupons ran out. I understand there lawsuits filed against the Feds for this high offense. Take even 50 bucks for a box...$50/365 = less than 14 cents per day for 1 year. After that - nothing. For a hundred bucks, one can buy a 19" flat-screen CRT tv that's digital-ready. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cugalabanza Posted January 8, 2009 Share Posted January 8, 2009 Cripes... Short answer: People love to be the victim. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WellDressed Posted January 8, 2009 Share Posted January 8, 2009 Cripes. Coupons were offered for the boxes that would allow the old tv to receive signals. Even without - you can buy the converter box for 30 bucks or less at Wal-Mart, K-Mart or whatever nowadays. You go from 4 or 5 channels to 10 - 12, 14 or more. I bought one of 'em early on - with old rabbit ears - fine picture, and all those extra chanels. I see the complaints on tv, and in the paper. Coupons ran out. I understand there lawsuits filed against the Feds for this high offense. Take even 50 bucks for a box...$50/365 = less than 14 cents per day for 1 year. After that - nothing. For a hundred bucks, one can buy a 19" flat-screen CRT tv that's digital-ready. Dear Indugu, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloBud Posted January 8, 2009 Share Posted January 8, 2009 Hey, if it is free and from the government people will flock like bees to sugar. Probably think that they are going to get 300 channels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cugalabanza Posted January 8, 2009 Share Posted January 8, 2009 Dear Indugu, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wooderson Posted January 8, 2009 Share Posted January 8, 2009 Dear Indugu, hahaha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckeyemike Posted January 8, 2009 Share Posted January 8, 2009 Short answer: People love to be the victim. Also because many people just like to B word and moan about everything. Message boards are a perfect example of this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuckincincy Posted January 8, 2009 Author Share Posted January 8, 2009 Dear Indugu, Oh brother... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
/dev/null Posted January 8, 2009 Share Posted January 8, 2009 The Chosen One has spoken http://tvdecoder.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/01...l-tv-switch/?hp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WWVaBeach Posted January 9, 2009 Share Posted January 9, 2009 The Chosen One has spoken http://tvdecoder.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/01...l-tv-switch/?hp Beat me to it. I heard this this morning. My 1st thought was you have got to be kidding! 2ndly he said said he's not going to get in the BCS vs playoff fight. He has more important things on his plate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted January 9, 2009 Share Posted January 9, 2009 WTF? Just switch it over and be done with it... Obama is off his rocker. Should have happened 3 years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerball Posted January 9, 2009 Share Posted January 9, 2009 Why are folks moaning about getting screw*d Oh, sorry. This thread is not what I was expecting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UConn James Posted January 9, 2009 Share Posted January 9, 2009 One of the responses in the link got it right: 'The people who still haven't gotten a box are the same people who won't get off the couch until it's lifted out from under them.' It will literally take their TV being just static before they do anything. On Feb. 18, if they need teevee, they can go to Best Buy or CC or WalMart and get one. Ba-da-bing. Like there hasn't been enough publicity for the transition? You have to've been living under a rock. I have no pity for those who couldn't take a few minutes to make a phone call or go online to order the coupons and then go spend ~$20 on a good converter box. This is the !@#$ problem in this country. Nobody does what they say they're going to do when they say they're going to do it. Always a delay or a grace period given to help out procrastinators. I'm really disappointed that the Obama administration is going to start out on this note. Real 'Progressive' politics doesn't happen unless you're prepared to leave slackers behind if they don't get up and walk for their damn selves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erynthered Posted January 9, 2009 Share Posted January 9, 2009 Where was my free money from the Govinmint when 8 tracks went to cassette, then to CD's. The Government subsidising this is complete Bullshiit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloBud Posted January 9, 2009 Share Posted January 9, 2009 Real 'Progressive' politics doesn't happen unless you're prepared to leave slackers behind if they don't get up and walk for their damn selves. Reminds me of "Lead, Follow, or GET OUT OF THE WAY!!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cugalabanza Posted January 9, 2009 Share Posted January 9, 2009 Where was my free money from the Govinmint when 8 tracks went to cassette, then to CD's. The Government subsidising this is complete Bullshiit. I agree it's gone a little too far. But the difference is that your cassettes, etc… are really just toys. TV (and keep in mind we're talking mostly about elderly people and poor people who are effected) is BROADCAST publicly and includes stuff like news, the emergency broadcast system, etc... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erynthered Posted January 9, 2009 Share Posted January 9, 2009 I agree it's gone a little too far. But the difference is that your cassettes, etc… are really just toys. TV (and keep in mind we're talking mostly about elderly people and poor people who are effected) is BROADCAST publicly and includes stuff like news, the emergency broadcast system, etc... Buy a Radio. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerball Posted January 9, 2009 Share Posted January 9, 2009 Buy a Radio. watching a radio is boring as hell, buy me a tv Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cugalabanza Posted January 9, 2009 Share Posted January 9, 2009 watching a radio is boring as hell, buy me a tv I'm kind of broke right now--I can't really afford a tv. How 'bout a thermos? [singing] Oh, I'm picking out a thermos for you. Not an ordinary thermos, it's true. But the extra best thermos money can buy, with vinyl and stripes and custom right in... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerball Posted January 9, 2009 Share Posted January 9, 2009 I'm kind of broke right now--I can't really afford a tv. How 'bout a thermos? [singing] Oh, I'm picking out a thermos for you. Not an ordinary thermos, it's true. But the extra best thermos money can buy, with vinyl and stripes and custom right in... jerk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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