On Sun, 16 Sep 2007 11:05:59 -0400, "Clint Moyer" <cdmoyer@charter.net> said:
Analog broadcasts (OTA, Cable, satellite) end Feb 17, 2009 as far as I know. If you have other info, please point to it. Thanks.
http://www.dtv.gov/consumercorner.html#whatisdate
Clint
---- Stephen Daukas <scd@daukas.com> wrote:
============= FCC recently mandated that cable/staellite providers must continue to provide traditional analog (420i, if memory serves) until the year 2012 (maybe 2014?), despite the 2010 "shut-off" date for over-the-air broadcast of " traditional TV"... So, looks like the drop in TV prices I was hoping for in the next year or two won't take place for a while longer! (sigh)
Steve
On 9/15/07, John Stoffel <john@stoffel.org> wrote:
John> Thanks to Frank and Stephen for their suggestion to try out the John> Analog side anyway, maybe I'll still have basic analog on there.
And I do! Cackle cackle cackle! Of course, I won't be surprised if sometime down the line, Analog cable get shut off when they convert everywhere to pure digital feeds... :]
Thanks again guys, life is pretty good now.
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On a pragmatic side, It might make sense to begin to recycle or dispose of some old TVs and non ROHS (leaded solder) monitors before there is a huge surge in this activity. I also would not be surprised that there will be some legislative activity between now and 20012 that makes disposing these TVs and monitors harder. For now, I think the best form of recycling is reuse :) -- kstratton@fastmail.us