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tv?that thing with dust on it you mean?lol
actually i was going to get cable but why pay for a picture when you cant 
see it and get the news stations on xm anyway, doesn't justify paying 
upwards of 50 bucks for the basic and digital tier oh yeah, it'd lower my 
internet part of the bill by 10 bucks i think, but still not worth it


pro is to con as progress is to congress


On Sun, 4 Mar 2007, John Miller wrote:

> I hate TV anyway, as long as there's a way for me to watch the races, and if
> I have to settle for what's on the radio I will, but if I can with out
> spending my life savings, I really couldn't care less. I think the TV tuner
> card in my computer will do the new stuff. My TV in my room here, it's going
> to be 14 years old when that goes in to effect. That's old enough that it's
> probably not worth putting money in to a converter box for, I'd just miss my
> VCR. If that's supposed to improve TV they're looking to the wrong place
> because most of today's shows will still seem like the work of a mental
> midget.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Louis Kim Kline" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Sunday, March 04, 2007 2:47 PM
> Subject: Re: the beginning of the end of TV as we know it...
>
>
>> Hi.
>>
>> Actually, since this was thrust upon us, and since I haven't thought too
>> much of the programming on televeision in recent times, my response to
>> this
>> change is going to be to withdraw from the televesion market and no longer
>> keep television sets, other than for watching video tapes and DVDs.  The
>> FCC and the television industry can take their cash cow and put it where
>> the sun don't shine!
>>
>> 73, de Lou K2LKK
>>
>> At 01:00 PM 3/1/2007 -0700, you wrote:
>>> Ah my old Halicrafters  and Crossly shall view no more.   I like the
>>> looks of the new HDTV but my budget could be used for so many other
>>> better things.... like new antennas radios dxpeditions. =20
>>> =20
>>> As I posed on another list, how many analogue sets are still in the
>>> manufacture ring and overstocked distribution pipelines? =20
>>> =20
>>> The Beginning of the End of TV
>>>
>>> http://www.kcrg.com/news/local/6164156.html
>>> <http://www.kcrg.com/news/local/6164156.html>=20
>>>
>>> =20
>>>
>>> -----
>>> Thank you!
>>> Brett Winchester
>>> [log in to unmask]
>>> Reading, Braille, volunteer Services
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>>> ###=20
>>>
>>> =20
>>>
>>>
>>>
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>>
>> Louis Kim Kline
>> A.R.S. K2LKK
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>> Work Telephone:  (585) 697-5753
>

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