Why did they think the whole of America would be able to cope with the transition with only a years notice when the UK are doing it gradually, region by region, over 3 or 4 years. Without free STBs as well. They aren't hitting a snag, don't need any funding and have free-to-air HD channels with little fuss.
A year? Try 10 years. The transition was announced in the 90s and was actually supposed to happen ~2005 but not even the broadcasters or hardware manufacturers were ready then so they pushed it back to 2009.
And for whoever did the TV image above it's PSYCH!
I remember the year 2000 was thrown around to switch over in the mid 90's. This is long overdue. Only one channel is switching over in Cincinnati tonight...
"I remember the year 2000 was thrown around to switch over in the mid 90's. This is long overdue. Only one channel is switching over in Cincinnati tonight..."
I saw that this morning and thought, "Dammit!". I was really hoping we'd be one of the areas that was almost completely converted. Really? Only one!?!?
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Why did they think the whole of America would be able to cope with the transition with only a years notice when the UK are doing it gradually, region by region, over 3 or 4 years. Without free STBs as well. They aren't hitting a snag, don't need any funding and have free-to-air HD channels with little fuss.
It wasn't a years notice. I believe it was in 2006 that we were first told about this.
A year? Try 10 years. The transition was announced in the 90s and was actually supposed to happen ~2005 but not even the broadcasters or hardware manufacturers were ready then so they pushed it back to 2009.
And for whoever did the TV image above it's PSYCH!
Chads right, this was potponed several times. its only been on tv etc for the past year, but tha plan has been in place and pushed up several times.
I remember the year 2000 was thrown around to switch over in the mid 90's. This is long overdue. Only one channel is switching over in Cincinnati tonight...
THizzle7XU @ Feb 17th 2009 1:44PM
"I remember the year 2000 was thrown around to switch over in the mid 90's. This is long overdue. Only one channel is switching over in Cincinnati tonight..."
I saw that this morning and thought, "Dammit!". I was really hoping we'd be one of the areas that was almost completely converted. Really? Only one!?!?