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4/11/2004

Digital TV on Its Way To a Set Near You

Digital TV on Its Way To a Set Near You

Why in the hell is THIS a law?

What bureaucratic nincompoop decided that ALL US TV STATIONS need to broadcast only in digital by 2006?

What possible purpose could this rule serve?

Will programming get better? I doubt it.
Will advertisers get a better return on their money spent? I doubt it?
Will this "help the children"? Uh-uh.
Will it help TV makers sell more expensive HDTV sets? Yep.

I am a decided capitalist folks, as regular readers know. But this is GOV'T forcing the issue.

If the market, if PEOPLE, decide that they need HDTV and prefer digital signals . . . then it would happen. Why do we need a GOV'T RULE requiring such a transition?

Will it help national security? The economy? Whiskey tango . . . ?

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