Senate Approves 4-Month Delay In Digital TV Switch 438
DJRumpy sends word that the US Senate has voted to delay the switch to digital TV until June. "The transition date would move to June 12 from February 17 under the bill that was fueled by worries that viewers are not technically ready for the Congressionally mandated switch-over. It would also allow consumers with expired coupons, available from the government to offset the cost of a $40 converter box, to request new coupons. The government ran out of coupons earlier this month, and about 2.5 million Americans are on a waiting list for them."
Just do it! (Score:5, Funny)
One motion! Right off!
Re:Ahh... (Score:5, Funny)
..., 2035.
Old buggers (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Just do it! (Score:3, Funny)
I don't know... I like the commercials... where they talk to me... real slow... so that my inferior... intellect can absorb... all of the information... that has been presented... to me repeatedly.
Re:Just do it! (Score:3, Funny)
anyone under the age of, say, 40, already gets most of their TV from the internet, where it's on demand and there's far fewer commercials.
Danger! Danger!! Reality Disconnect Detected!! Please re-connect individual with general populace as soon as possible to achieve proper perspective. Thank you.
Re:Just do it! (Score:5, Funny)
Over the 115 day extension that's 12.3 Terawatt-hours.
What's that in burning-libraries-of-congress?
C'mon man, use STANDARDS.
Re:Just do it! (Score:3, Funny)
It is worthwhile. For this one reason. Gigawatts.
...Over the 115 day extension that's 12.3 Terawatt-hours.
Holy shit. If my math is right, I could travel back in time, if I can get a set of rabbit ears to reach 88MPH...