Comments on: America’s Digital Television Transition http://doomsdaylabs.com/2009/02/americas-digital-television-transition/ A humor blog about technology, philosophy, culture, design, passion, and the apocalypse. Wed, 04 Nov 2009 05:43:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Tofu http://doomsdaylabs.com/2009/02/americas-digital-television-transition/comment-page-1/#comment-222 Tofu Wed, 09 Sep 2009 19:31:58 +0000 http://doomsdaylabs.com/?p=234#comment-222 I just found your post through stumbleupon. You are a good writer! I'm one of the 14% of people without cable or satellite, and my TV is 3 years old. We hardly watched it (yet I still managed to hear about the change) so I didn't bother getting the converter box. But, 3 channels of PBS you say? I might have to look into it! I just found your post through stumbleupon. You are a good writer!

I’m one of the 14% of people without cable or satellite, and my TV is 3 years old. We hardly watched it (yet I still managed to hear about the change) so I didn’t bother getting the converter box. But, 3 channels of PBS you say? I might have to look into it!

]]> By: Iron Door http://doomsdaylabs.com/2009/02/americas-digital-television-transition/comment-page-1/#comment-209 Iron Door Thu, 25 Jun 2009 18:25:43 +0000 http://doomsdaylabs.com/?p=234#comment-209 I don't care if the signal is digital or analog, what bothers me is the government deciding what it should be. Why do they care? I don’t care if the signal is digital or analog, what bothers me is the government deciding what it should be. Why do they care?

]]> By: stevie http://doomsdaylabs.com/2009/02/americas-digital-television-transition/comment-page-1/#comment-208 stevie Sun, 21 Jun 2009 14:55:48 +0000 http://doomsdaylabs.com/?p=234#comment-208 i know this sounds stupid but my garage door opener remote has not worked since the official digital transition and i assure u i'm no techie. what can i do? it has been almost 100 degrees the last couple of days but it's been that hot before. battery is new. coincidence or do i have to re-program (??) something? i know this sounds stupid but my garage door opener remote has not worked since the official digital transition and i assure u i’m no techie. what can i do? it has been almost 100 degrees the last couple of days but it’s been that hot before. battery is new. coincidence or do i have to re-program (??) something?

]]> By: Zack http://doomsdaylabs.com/2009/02/americas-digital-television-transition/comment-page-1/#comment-64 Zack Tue, 10 Feb 2009 16:30:42 +0000 http://doomsdaylabs.com/?p=234#comment-64 "My car gets fourty rods to the hogshead and that's the way I like it." “My car gets fourty rods to the hogshead and that’s the way I like it.”

]]> By: Daniel http://doomsdaylabs.com/2009/02/americas-digital-television-transition/comment-page-1/#comment-59 Daniel Tue, 10 Feb 2009 10:37:00 +0000 http://doomsdaylabs.com/?p=234#comment-59 So I guess some Americans still haven't adequately prepared themselves for the metric system either. So I guess some Americans still haven’t adequately prepared themselves for the metric system either.

]]> By: Leigh McCulloch http://doomsdaylabs.com/2009/02/americas-digital-television-transition/comment-page-1/#comment-49 Leigh McCulloch Mon, 09 Feb 2009 00:13:58 +0000 http://doomsdaylabs.com/?p=234#comment-49 In Australia we're going digital too - and while I won't be surprised if I'm disappointed, I'm hoping the new channels and the fact that apparantly TV stations can setup new channels more easily that it will mean Australia will get a Sci Fi channel. In Australia we’re going digital too – and while I won’t be surprised if I’m disappointed, I’m hoping the new channels and the fact that apparantly TV stations can setup new channels more easily that it will mean Australia will get a Sci Fi channel.

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