The five “benefits” of DTV are bogus; the costs considerable. Each household MUST buy 4-6 converters — living room TV, vcr/dvdr, bedroom tv, kid’s-room, guest-room, bathroom, garage — anywhere there is a receiver. Digital sets are complex, thus more likely to fail, and expensive (or impossible) to repair.

WE DON’T HAVE THE TECHNOLOGY to allow analog to shut off. I don’t care how big a fan you are of DTV, sign the pettition if only to protest “dictatorship”. No one’s giving us a choice.

In two months non-subscription viewers will lose channels (reception goes from about 70 miles to as little as 20). More commercials, because HD is expensive; 2-hour movie now has nearly an hour of commercials.

Truth is, analog is better; analog does not have “digital distortion”. Human eyes are low-resolution, “full screen”, and analog. “I-Max” is the best theater — and it’s full screen.

We are not supposed to be a dictatorship. WE are the government; they do what WE say — but we’re being told “you WILL do what GOVERNMENT says”.

Scream at your congressman, and sign the pettition; it’s not too late. Or keep quiet, and watch all your freedoms disappear, and prepare to pay and pay.

One pettition to stop “analog shutoff” is at http://www.stophdtv.org

The five “benefits” of DTV are bogus; the costs considerable. Each household MUST buy 4-6 converters — living room TV, vcr/dvdr, bedroom tv, kid’s-room, guest-room, bathroom, garage — anywhere there is a receiver. Digital sets are complex, thus more likely to fail, and expensive (or impossible) to repair.

WE DON’T HAVE THE TECHNOLOGY to allow analog to shut off. I don’t care how big a fan you are of DTV, sign the pettition if only to protest “dictatorship”. No one’s giving us a choice.

In two months non-subscription viewers will lose channels (reception goes from about 70 miles to as little as 20). More commercials, because HD is expensive; 2-hour movie now has nearly an hour of commercials.

Truth is, analog is better; analog does not have “digital distortion”. Human eyes are low-resolution, “full screen”, and analog. “I-Max” is the best theater — and it’s full screen.

We are not supposed to be a dictatorship. WE are the government; they do what WE say — but we’re being told “you WILL do what GOVERNMENT says”.

Scream at your congressman, and sign the pettition; it’s not too late. Or keep quiet, and watch all your freedoms disappear, and prepare to pay and pay.

One pettition to stop “analog shutoff” is at http://www.stophdtv.org