IP-007 Why?
America needs change. I’m Russell, and I approved this Internet Pumpkin message.
Change can be a double edged sword. It can be good, and it can be bad. Having been in Electronics for thirty muffled years, I’ve seen my fair share of change. In most cases, it’s been for the better. I remember the horizontal and vertical hold controls were right on the front panel of the TV because you had to adjust them you changed channels. Often even in the middle of a show! Manufactures found a way to sync the picture better, and those controls moved to the rear of the set and seldom needed to be touched. Today, the only such controls are to center the picture left, right, top and bottom in a menu, and perhaps a frequency control to match a PC resolution.
Carol Evans, former Assistant Chief Engineer for WITN-TV always quoted “The only thing in television that remains the same, is that everything changes”. It has been my motto ever since, and is still true not only in TV, but everywhere. Each Manager at NBC 17 has a triangle on their desk. Not to remind us where we live, but as the mathematical symbol for Delta, Δ, or change. When life throws you lemons, make lemonade, or bake a pumpkin pie with that IP.
Many people fear change, and with fear comes anger and a whole lot of emotions both good and bad. “It’s been working fine all these years, why mess with it now?” I’m in my comfort zone, leave me and my TV alone. How much is this going to cost me? Why?
Some of us will run the gambit of emotions before we reach the pinnacle of enlightenment and experience the “ah! factor”. That point when you get all the signals scanned in crystal clear, and then you say to yourself “how did I put up with snowy pictures all this time”? It’s very similar to the grieving process, and yes, I believe the TV is part of the family as I have posted earlier, but in this case, we are giving Gramps a face lift, new legs, and a clear voice. It will be better. It is better.
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TV Goes Digital 02/17/2009
Newsweek Article Get Ready for Digital TV by Cathy Lu http://blog.newsweek.com/blogs/tipsheet/archive/2008/03/08/get-ready-for-digital.aspx Sources for Digital TV http://dtv.org http://dtvanswers.com http://dtvtransition.org $40 Coupons towards digital tuner boxes http://www.dtv2009.gov/ At the end the word I was searching for was Hologram. http://www.computerarts.co.uk/__data/assets/image/232104/varieties/7.jpg Hong Kong Phooey rocks btw, don't we all miss Scatman Crothers.
digital tv 2009 News
 Washington Post | The Switch to Digital TV Hits a Snag Wall Street Journal - Revenue from television sales is expected to drop 18% from last year to $88 billion in 2009. "People are cutting back on their consumer discretionary DTV Coupon Program Out of Money 10 things you need to know about the digital TV switch Some may have to pay full price for DTV box |
Digital converter box may not be enough for switch Houston Chronicle, United States - A: Call 888-388-2009 or go to www.dtv2009.gov to be placed on the waiting list for a coupon. Some people who watch television beamed in the old-fashioned |
Intel Seeks Payoff in 2009 From Push Into Television Products Bloomberg - Consumer-electronics makers will introduce cable and satellite boxes with Intel chips in 2009, said Eric Kim, who heads the company’s digital home unit. |
Digital TV Transition Not As Lucrative For TV Makers, Cable CNNMoney.com - Revenue from television sales will likely drop 18% from last year to $88 billion in 2009. The pain will likely be felt by cable and satellite television Digital Television Transition Deadline Draws Closer |
 BBC News | Revision to Apple TV a Hot Rumor at Macworld 2009 Associated Content, CO - Amongst those additions that the rumors are claiming, the new Apple TV will allow users to experience movies and digital music to a new extent. Steve Jobs Lives; Macworld Won't 2009 Predictions: Macworld's Annual Forecast |
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