[Grovenet] Obama urges delay in digital TV transition - MSNBCArticles

Fri Jan 9 13:50:03 PST 2009

As the resident cynic, I think the coupons are to transfer funds to  
the Chinese for making the devices that cost just a few dollars to  
make and a few dollars to ship over seas.

We got on this topic because the question was posed, why does it need  
to be postponed at this time.  Now that we know it has been put off  
for at least 2 years and the exact timing protects the superbowl  
broadcast, I'm wondering if there are other theories out there about  
why it has been proposed that we postpone it again.

And I agree that there will be a percent of the people who won't be  
prepared for this whenever it comes. Sort of like elections. Voter  
participation last November was just under 60%. If 40% of eligible  
folks didn't turn out to vote why should we be surprised if  folks  
aren't ready for a technology change.

Katie

On Jan 9, 2009, at 12:05 PM, Vickie Madeoneup wrote:

> I have actually wondered why it was government responsibility to  
> give our $40 coupons?
>
> Any thoughts on that?
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> My opinion is......   no matter how many warnings you give people,  
> how many different ways you inform them, no matter how much time  
> you give there are going to be people who "didn't know" or aren't  
> prepared. It will be tragic when they miss their favorite episode.
>
> Vickie
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> --- On Fri, 1/9/09, Steven <NoSpam03 at comcast.net> wrote:
> From: Steven <NoSpam03 at comcast.net>
> Subject: Re: [Grovenet] Obama urges delay in digital TV transition  
> - MSNBCArticles
> To: "Forest Grove local interests list" <grovenet at rdrop.com>
> Date: Friday, January 9, 2009, 11:43 AM
>
> They delayed it a few years ago to be after the super bowl.
> 2006 was the original deadline. They moved it to Feb of 2008 but  
> congress
> wanted it to happen after the election so it was moved to Feb of  
> 2009, after
> the superbowl specifically.
>
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: grovenet-bounces at rdrop.com [mailto:grovenet- 
>> bounces at rdrop.com]On
>> Behalf Of Katie Allnutt
>> Sent: Friday, January 09, 2009 10:08 AM
>> To: Forest Grove local interests list
>> Subject: Re: [Grovenet] Obama urges delay in digital TV transition -
>> MSNBCArticles
>>
>>
>> Exactly. When people call their congressman because they can't get TV
>> we are in a sad state. And with all the ads blaring that 'Government
>> has mandated a change in transmission!'  then people will be calling
>> congress and it will be pitiful.
>> And why did Bush specifically pick the month after a new president
>> would take office for the switch to happen?  Why didn't he pick it
>> during his own administration? Because they were smart enough or
>> cocky enough or (your own adjective here) to dump the problem onto
>> someone else's lap as they have done with every other issue.
>>
>> Katie
>>
>>
>> On Jan 9, 2009, at 8:10 AM, Steven wrote:
>>
>>> This has already been delayed for YEARS.
>>> So long that technology has passed it by. If we were to design a
>>> digital
>>> television system today, it would be much different.
>>> If folks are calling their congressman because they can't get TV,
>>> we are in
>>> a sad state.
>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: grovenet-bounces at rdrop.com [mailto:grovenet-
>>>> bounces at rdrop.com]On
>>>> Behalf Of Katie Allnutt
>>>> Sent: Friday, January 09, 2009 7:29 AM
>>>> To: Forest Grove local interests list
>>>> Subject: Re: [Grovenet] Obama urges delay in digital TV
> transition -
>>>> MSNBCArticles
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I can think of two or three reason why it might be advantageous
> to
>>>> wait a while longer.
>>>> And the date to switch was, at least as far as I can tell,
> completely
>>>> arbitrary.
>>>>
>>>> The most logical reason seems to be this.  When the you know what
>>>> hits the fan in mid February, people are going to be calling
> their
>>>> congressperson and giving them an earful. Med February is now the
>>>> projected time that the economic rescue plan will be making its
> way
>>>> out of Congress. Depending on your perspective the rescue plan
> looks
>>>> either a) like it is important that it be done right the first
> time
>>>> or b) so fraught with problems in a Congress that is already
> shaping
>>>> up as one that will bicker this thing into the ground that it
> will
>>>> take even longer to get through.
>>>> Back when we were bailing out Bear Stearns the Bush spokesmen
> were
>>>> saying it was necessary because we were on the verge of an
>>>> international economic meltdown.  And while they may get credit
> for
>>>> not stepping off that cliff at the time, there is little evidence
>>>> that we have moved away from a similar precipice if not the exact
>>>> same one.
>>>>
>>>> In the overall global priorities, would you want the US Congress
>>>> getting bombarded with calls about TVs at the time they should be
>>>> working on keeping us safe from deflation or would you feel
>>>> comfortable that they could handle a technical electronic issue
> at
>>>> the same time as a national economic or global crisis?  Given
> that
>>>> the timing is arbitrary for the TV switch I would let Congress
> focus
>>>> on the most important issue and let the TV switch wait.
>>>>
>>>> We may be able to get more channels with digital TV but I doubt
> that
>>>> we will be getting better content in those channels with digital
> TV.
>>>>
>>>> Katie
>>>>
>>>> On Jan 8, 2009, at 10:03 PM, Steven wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Some folks won't change until it is shut off. Why wait
> any longer?
>>>>>
>>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>>> From: grovenet-bounces at rdrop.com [mailto:grovenet-
>>>>>> bounces at rdrop.com]On
>>>>>> Behalf Of Alan Domenghini aka an OleHoss
>>>>>> Sent: Thursday, January 08, 2009 9:22 PM
>>>>>> To: GroveNet at rdrop.com
>>>>>> Subject: [Grovenet] Obama urges delay in digital TV
> transition -
>>>>>> MSNBCArticles
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I do not know if anyone in the grove listened to Obama
> speak the
>>>>>> morning
>>>>>> or not, but he did not make any mention about this
> particular
>>>>>> situation.... I wonder why? Anyone have any Idea why?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
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