So you're an early adopter of HD... Wouldn't you aready have an HD picture? Why would you need a converter, unless you decided to buy an HDTV and watch non-HD signals?
I presume you already watch an HD signal through cable or satellite (which means you don't get a box).
This program is for people who won't have access to any signal without buying something new.
HD-ready TVs don't have the HD tuner built in, and they aren't cheap to add on in most cases. I know a lot of people who bought the TVs in anticipation of adding the HD tuner later, but were satisfied with the SD signals, particularly on smaller screens. I have a 27" Zenith that I hoped to use the converter on...
That's my point -- If they're happy with the SD signal, then they get the coupon to allow them to continue getting the SD signal.
If they weren't happy with the SD signal, then they would have gotten the HD signal a long time ago, and don't need the coupon to allow them to continue to what they have been doing.
No... This shouldn't just be for poor people. The FCC has an amazing amount of power... And they are using this power to shut down a spectrum that people have relied on for years - To use to watch TV (and pay for TVs that use this spectrum).
The government is going to get a huge windfall when they resell this spectrum. This windfall is, in part, due to the fact that there are whole lot of people that will suddenly own an obsolete piece of equipment.
Why shouldn't anyone with an obsolete TV be able to get part of that windfall?!?
Heck, if you end up going out and buying a converter without the coupon, then you just paid a tax... You ended up being a casualty of the windfall.
I'm getting a little tired of people thinking that these coupins are payed for by a tax everyone else ends up footing. Not so.
So please explain why only poor people should be able to partake in this government windfall?
if they're really that poor that the only way they can watch tv is with government handouts, then they should probably be working, and not watching tv...
but this program is just government subsidy to force the american public into the future, so it has nothing to do with "handouts"
Better yet, just spend your own damn money. If you don't have the $40 to buy a converter, grab a shovel and start shoveling out people's driveways for money. If you live in an area with no snow, cut lawns for a few people. You'll have $40 in no time flat.
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So you're an early adopter of HD... Wouldn't you aready have an HD picture? Why would you need a converter, unless you decided to buy an HDTV and watch non-HD signals?
I presume you already watch an HD signal through cable or satellite (which means you don't get a box).
This program is for people who won't have access to any signal without buying something new.
HD-ready TVs don't have the HD tuner built in, and they aren't cheap to add on in most cases. I know a lot of people who bought the TVs in anticipation of adding the HD tuner later, but were satisfied with the SD signals, particularly on smaller screens. I have a 27" Zenith that I hoped to use the converter on...
That's my point -- If they're happy with the SD signal, then they get the coupon to allow them to continue getting the SD signal.
If they weren't happy with the SD signal, then they would have gotten the HD signal a long time ago, and don't need the coupon to allow them to continue to what they have been doing.
Without even bothering to read the rules or go to the registration site, here's my take...
If you have a computer and browse Engadget, you have no business getting a government handout for a digital tuner.
THIS PROGRAM IS INTENDED TO HELP POOR PEOPLE!
The fact that you register for the give away via a website sucks. The fact that Engadget is encouraging it's reader to sign up sucks even worse.
No... This shouldn't just be for poor people. The FCC has an amazing amount of power... And they are using this power to shut down a spectrum that people have relied on for years - To use to watch TV (and pay for TVs that use this spectrum).
The government is going to get a huge windfall when they resell this spectrum. This windfall is, in part, due to the fact that there are whole lot of people that will suddenly own an obsolete piece of equipment.
Why shouldn't anyone with an obsolete TV be able to get part of that windfall?!?
Heck, if you end up going out and buying a converter without the coupon, then you just paid a tax... You ended up being a casualty of the windfall.
I'm getting a little tired of people thinking that these coupins are payed for by a tax everyone else ends up footing. Not so.
So please explain why only poor people should be able to partake in this government windfall?
if they're really that poor that the only way they can watch tv is with government handouts, then they should probably be working, and not watching tv...
but this program is just government subsidy to force the american public into the future, so it has nothing to do with "handouts"
This can't just be for poor people, how can they get this online voucher if they can't even afford to get online. This website is for everyone.
Better yet, just spend your own damn money. If you don't have the $40 to buy a converter, grab a shovel and start shoveling out people's driveways for money. If you live in an area with no snow, cut lawns for a few people. You'll have $40 in no time flat.