http://hd.engadget.com/2009/02/18/how-well-is-the-dtv-switch-going-depends-who-you-ask/ Engadget HD Comments for How well is the DTV switch going? Depends who you ask http://hd.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://hd.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2009 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://hd.engadget.com/2009/02/18/how-well-is-the-dtv-switch-going-depends-who-you-ask/http://hd.engadget.com/2009/02/18/how-well-is-the-dtv-switch-going-depends-who-you-ask/Feb 18th 2009 11:34AMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2009/02/18/how-well-is-the-dtv-switch-going-depends-who-you-ask/http://hd.engadget.com/2009/02/18/how-well-is-the-dtv-switch-going-depends-who-you-ask/
So now she is suffering because other people who had plenty of time to prepare but chose not to were catered to.

The DTV delay has royally screwed over the only person I know who doesn't have cable or satellite. Nice work, government.]]>Feb 18th 2009 12:01PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2009/02/18/how-well-is-the-dtv-switch-going-depends-who-you-ask/http://hd.engadget.com/2009/02/18/how-well-is-the-dtv-switch-going-depends-who-you-ask/Feb 18th 2009 12:03PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2009/02/18/how-well-is-the-dtv-switch-going-depends-who-you-ask/http://hd.engadget.com/2009/02/18/how-well-is-the-dtv-switch-going-depends-who-you-ask/Feb 18th 2009 12:18PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2009/02/18/how-well-is-the-dtv-switch-going-depends-who-you-ask/http://hd.engadget.com/2009/02/18/how-well-is-the-dtv-switch-going-depends-who-you-ask/Feb 18th 2009 12:31PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2009/02/18/how-well-is-the-dtv-switch-going-depends-who-you-ask/http://hd.engadget.com/2009/02/18/how-well-is-the-dtv-switch-going-depends-who-you-ask/Media Center uses an online database to figure out the frequency, and has not updated our area yet, so we are minus 2 stations.]]>Feb 18th 2009 1:17PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2009/02/18/how-well-is-the-dtv-switch-going-depends-who-you-ask/http://hd.engadget.com/2009/02/18/how-well-is-the-dtv-switch-going-depends-who-you-ask/Feb 18th 2009 1:39PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2009/02/18/how-well-is-the-dtv-switch-going-depends-who-you-ask/http://hd.engadget.com/2009/02/18/how-well-is-the-dtv-switch-going-depends-who-you-ask/
So that math tells me that we have a mass-imposed "solution" that does not have the station antenna deployment good enough or strong enough to even adequately support the communities they serve.

Imagine if 15 to 20 years ago we were all forced to switch to the cell phone networks of the day. Unacceptable...especially when the technology is not proven enough to support a mass, mandated deployment.

I'm curious to know what the individual stations, networks and advertisers will think (and do) when large numbers of viewers are no longer able to 'tune-in' once this conversion takes place. Are there plans to build new towers to support the viewership of their community? Are they willing to say farewell to all those viewers, or resign themselves that if those viewers are not going to get cable or satellite, good riddance?

Mark my words, imposing mass adoption of a technology that, regardless of the 'magic box', leaves vast numbers of people without programming will unleash a firestorm of anger and questions. Did the NAB not see this coming? Did a consortium of tech-geeks sell this lofty idea without having enough data to show how well...or how poorly...it would work?

I know from reading other reports, mine is not an isolated incident. This is happening to untold thousands (perhaps millions) around the country. Nice goin'.
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Lame.]]>Feb 19th 2009 10:46AM