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HDTV SUX
Xeen:
quote:Originally posted by M. O'Brien:
HDTV sucks. I don't really want it, but somehow the FCC thinks its really important and is going to make us (United States) take it whether we want it or not.
Oh yeah, they also think it's really important for HDTV to have DRM to be accepted by the American people.
Just another example of how our rights are being sold to the big media monopolies.
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Remember that there is no way though that anyone can force us to get HDTV. All the FCC wants is to completely change the signals to HighDef. But that doesn't mean we have to get HDTVs. To recieve those HighDef signals you always need a converter/cable box/satellite box attached to the tv. And all of those always have analog-out for regular tvs. It would be political suicide for them to actually "force" everyone to buy HDTVs.
I wonder though, does the 2007 switch mean we won't able to use metal antennas/hangers to get local airwaves anymore?
worker201:
quote:Originally posted by xeen:
Remember that there is no way though that anyone can force us to get HDTV. All the FCC wants is to completely change the signals to HighDef. But that doesn't mean we have to get HDTVs. To recieve those HighDef signals you always need a converter/cable box/satellite box attached to the tv. And all of those always have analog-out for regular tvs. It would be political suicide for them to actually "force" everyone to buy HDTVs.
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Dude, that is totally not the point. The point is that the bandwidth belongs to me. Well, us, every one of us. Yeah, HDTV signals are going to be blasted through the sky! Some of it gets used for radio, some for TV, some for cell phones, some for garage door openers. With the space that HDTV is going to take up, you could fit like 100 radio stations, vastly increasing the variety and competition of your local radio market (which sucks royal ass in my area). Or even cooler - wireless internet everywhere. Surf the net while you're on a bus. There's a lot of really great stuff that could be done with the bandwidth. But it's not going to be done because some asshat has decided that HDTV is the future. The FCC is wrong. I want my taxes back.
restin256:
DVD might not be as high quality, but it's easier to pirate and still good to word-masturbate on.
I mean being affected by the movie. :b
Great_Satan:
KernelPanic:
Great_Satan, will you ever contribute something on topic?
I'm leaving your post there because it's a great example of you being retarded.
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