Well, digital cable now even has mroe options and a lot of the shows that
were on teh original Discovery Channel, for example have moved to a
digital channel.





On Mon, 10 Mar 2008, John Miller wrote:

> If I give up TV, which may happen, it will be because of the crap that's on
> rather than anything else, but it is likely that will eventually drive me
> away.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Bob Tinney" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Monday, March 10, 2008 9:40 PM
> Subject: Re: Digital to analog TV converter boxes
>
>
> > Hi Lou,
> > I share your frustration with the lack of accessibility to set top boxes
> > and
> > the like, but I am not letting this inaccessible world shut me out!  I
> > have
> > used receivers and transmitters that didn't talk, cell phones that didn't
> > have voice synthesizers in them and I used to tune up my old DX 100 by
> > listening to the transformer hum and I used to set the drive by listening
> > to
> > the time it took for the meter needle to return to the 0 stop.  But I'm
> > not
> > going to give up on any communication mode because of ignorance.  That
> > also
> > includes digital ssb which I think sounds terrible, but I'm hoping that it
> > will get better with time.
> > I'm going to keep accessing the difficult because it is a challenge!
> > Bob, [log in to unmask], K8LR
> > Skype name:  bobtinn
> > Live Long and Prosper!
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Louis Kim Kline" <[log in to unmask]>
> > To: <[log in to unmask]>
> > Sent: Monday, March 10, 2008 8:20 PM
> > Subject: Re: Digital to analog TV converter boxes
> >
> >
> > Hi.
> >
> > With the fiasco that I've had with DVDs and accessibility, I've pretty
> > well
> > decided to cease to receive television signals when analog goes dark.  I'm
> > sick of wasting money on things that the industry decides will be obsolete
> > long before it wears out, and I detest of filling landfills just so
> > someone
> > can make a heap of money.
> >
> > They can stick their DTV.
> >
> > 73, de Lou K2LKK
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > At 11:37 PM 3/9/2008 -0500, you wrote:
> >>You have to use it within 90 days but the catch is they're only going to
> >>issue
> >>something like 30 million of them so if you wait too long you won't get
> >>one but
> >>if you buy now it may be nearly a year before you can use the box and it
> >>surely
> >>may have developed problems by then.  Its never for electronics to sit.
> >>
> >>Last I heard they'd already issued about a third of the coupons they
> >>intend
> >>to
> >>give out.
> >>
> >>Tom
> >>
> >>
> >>Tom Brennan  KD5VIJ, CCC-A/SLP
> >>web page http://titan.sfasu.edu/~g_brennantg/sonicpage.html
> >>
> >>On Sun, 9 Mar 2008, Butch Bussen wrote:
> >>
> >> > Date: Sun, 09 Mar 2008 21:19:46 -0700
> >> > From: Butch Bussen <[log in to unmask]>
> >> > Reply-To: For blind ham radio operators <[log in to unmask]>
> >> > To: [log in to unmask]
> >> > Subject: Re: Digital to analog TV converter boxes
> >> >
> >> > I think you have to use the coupon within 30 days, I do know there is a
> >> > time limit, so don't apply until you're ready to buy.
> >> > 73s
> >> > Butch Bussen
> >> > wa0vjr
> >> >
> >> > On Fri, 7 Mar 2008,
> >> > Bob Tinney wrote:
> >> >
> >> > > Hi,
> >> > > I've been putting off getting a converter box, but the discussion on
> >> > > this
> >> > > list reminded me to apply for 2 coupons as my audio tv receivers are
> >> analog
> >> > > and are not hooked to cable.  Just google "digital converter box
> >> coupon" and
> >> > > fill out the form.
> >> > > 73
> >> > > Bob, [log in to unmask], K8LR
> >> > > Skype name:  bobtinn
> >> > > Live Long and Prosper!
> >> > >
> >> >
> >> >
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>--
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> >>7:27 PM
> >
> > Louis Kim Kline
> > A.R.S. K2LKK
> > Home e-mail:  [log in to unmask]
> > Work e-mail:  [log in to unmask]
> > Work Telephone:  (585) 697-5740
> >
>