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ASU2003 · 11-11-2006, 06:36 PM

It is Feb 18, 2009, and I can't wait.

I have an ATSC tuner and set-top box already, and I get digital over-the-air channels that don't cost me any money, and look just as good as digital cable. There are 3 or 4 PBS channels, ABC, NBC, CBS, Fox, CW, the Tube (all music videos), and a second Fox station. There is an electronic program guide, so it tells me the name of the show that is currently on, and I can see what is going to be on later in the day.

And having an HDTV makes HD over-the-air broadcasts look really good (sports, primetime shows, late night talk shows,...)

And I agree that the TV and movie studios want to stop people from downloading and saving their TV shows in digital quality.

11-11-2006, 06:36 PM	#8 (permalink)
ASU2003 immoral minority Location: Back in Ohio	It is Feb 18, 2009, and I can't wait. I have an ATSC tuner and set-top box already, and I get digital over-the-air channels that don't cost me any money, and look just as good as digital cable. There are 3 or 4 PBS channels, ABC, NBC, CBS, Fox, CW, the Tube (all music videos), and a second Fox station. There is an electronic program guide, so it tells me the name of the show that is currently on, and I can see what is going to be on later in the day. And having an HDTV makes HD over-the-air broadcasts look really good (sports, primetime shows, late night talk shows,...) And I agree that the TV and movie studios want to stop people from downloading and saving their TV shows in digital quality.