[mythtv-users] Recommendations for HD capture

jedi at mishnet.org jedi at mishnet.org
Wed Feb 20 17:34:47 UTC 2008


> On Feb 20, 2008, at 7:59 AM, Kevin Bailey wrote:
>
>> On Tue, Feb 19, 2008 at 06:53:06PM -0500, Ronald Frazier wrote:
>>>
>>> The guy at Best Buy lies to them, they believe it,
>>
>> Do you know how many guys are _counting_ on the Best Buy
>> guy to tell the wife that, "It's not just a good idea.
>> It's the law." ?
>
> My local NBC affiliate has been airing PSA's about the digital switch
> and they're not deceptive. I also saw a news report on the same
> station about an old woman who only receives over the air analog
> broadcast and how she will have to choose to buy a new TV or get cable/
> satellite and keep her TV. I think the media is doing their job of

Well... that IS misleading.

Granny just needs a new tuner, not a new TV.

> informing people. After all, they don't want everyone with an analog
> set to simply switch them off and stop watching TV altogether. Someone
> might pick up a book or something.





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