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HiTech · 16th October 2006, 03:59 PM

No, No hang on to it, fix it, and just buy a conversion box when digital is mandated. Afterall, I bought alot of stock shares in GI, Scientific Atlanta and others who'll be making those set-top converters!!! Please I need the investment return!

**Nigel Goodwin** · 16th October 2006, 05:11 PM

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Originally Posted by HiTech

No, No hang on to it, fix it, and just buy a conversion box when digital is mandated. Afterall, I bought alot of stock shares in GI, Scientific Atlanta and others who'll be making those set-top converters!!! Please I need the investment return!

Not going to get much from the UK with those!

don't see them over here.

audioguru · 16th October 2006, 05:30 PM

I am in Canada where they said TV will all be digital and high definition by now. It isn't. Not in the USA either.
A few people watch high definition TV on plazma or LCD screens but most people still have analog TVs with CRTs.

Hero999 · 16th October 2006, 07:05 PM

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Originally Posted by HiTech

No, No hang on to it, fix it, and just buy a conversion box when digital is mandated.

If I fixed (assuming it's repairable) it will only last for a couple of months at the most. I think I'll just bump it and buy a new one, now we just have to decide what new TV we want.

HiTech · 16th October 2006, 07:35 PM

CRAP
RCA/GE, Sanyo, Magnavox, Phillips, Sylvania, Funai/Symphonic

DECENT
Toshiba, Sharp, Panasonic

GOOD
Sony, Mitsubishi, JVC

**Nigel Goodwin** · 17th October 2006, 09:46 AM

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Originally Posted by audioguru

I am in Canada where they said TV will all be digital and high definition by now. It isn't. Not in the USA either.
A few people watch high definition TV on plazma or LCD screens but most people still have analog TVs with CRTs.

The UK will have no analogue TV at all bt the end of 2012, the switch-off is going to be done in regions at a time - with the first in 2007, Whitehaven in Cumbria will be the first town to go all digital.

Currently almost all of the UK can get digital TV from satellite, quite a lot can get terrestrial digital, and a fairly small number can get digital cable.

HD is currently only available via satellite and cable, although limited tests have been done terrestrially in a small part of London, with special boxes being used. However, due to the bandwidth limitations of terrestrial transmissions it's doubtful if it will be practical?.

HiTech · 17th October 2006, 12:42 PM

In the US the FCC mandated that large viewing markets would be the first to go digital and so far most have while retaining their analog setups as well. The smaller markets will be required to switch over around 2008 but that deadline has been pushed back a number of times ever since the first deadline of 2004/05 was mandated. It's a real pain here since there's a mish-mash of wide screen, HD, analog and whatever else can be squeezed onto a screen. I wish things like this would stabilize. Just like CD/DVD formats that never boil down to one format. Then again what should I expect since videotapes still come in a variety of formats.... after years of industry efforts to narrow them down to 2 or 3 types.

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16th October 2006, 03:59 PM	#31
HiTech	No, No hang on to it, fix it, and just buy a conversion box when digital is mandated. Afterall, I bought alot of stock shares in GI, Scientific Atlanta and others who'll be making those set-top converters!!! Please I need the investment return! __________________ Don't make me reach through this monitor to slap you a good one!

16th October 2006, 05:30 PM	#33
audioguru	I am in Canada where they said TV will all be digital and high definition by now. It isn't. Not in the USA either. A few people watch high definition TV on plazma or LCD screens but most people still have analog TVs with CRTs. __________________ Uncle $crooge

16th October 2006, 07:35 PM	#35
HiTech	CRAP RCA/GE, Sanyo, Magnavox, Phillips, Sylvania, Funai/Symphonic DECENT Toshiba, Sharp, Panasonic GOOD Sony, Mitsubishi, JVC __________________ Don't make me reach through this monitor to slap you a good one!

17th October 2006, 12:42 PM	#37
HiTech	In the US the FCC mandated that large viewing markets would be the first to go digital and so far most have while retaining their analog setups as well. The smaller markets will be required to switch over around 2008 but that deadline has been pushed back a number of times ever since the first deadline of 2004/05 was mandated. It's a real pain here since there's a mish-mash of wide screen, HD, analog and whatever else can be squeezed onto a screen. I wish things like this would stabilize. Just like CD/DVD formats that never boil down to one format. Then again what should I expect since videotapes still come in a variety of formats.... after years of industry efforts to narrow them down to 2 or 3 types. __________________ Don't make me reach through this monitor to slap you a good one!