So what, if anything, happens when TV goes all digital?

[Chunkee]

Is anything going to change? Will they have more bandwith to push higher quality HD pictures or sound?

Keep seeing the commericals, I am on comcrap and would like if they HD channels would improve as well as the quantity of them

 

[nickbits]

Short answer: NO

 

[lokiju]

You'll see no difference at all and it only applies to over the air TV users.

 

[iamwiz82]

Instead of a fuzzy screen you will see a blocky screen.

 

[polarmystery]

Originally posted by: iamwiz82
Instead of a fuzzy screen you will see a blocky screen.

macroblocking FTL

 

[Modelworks]

Nothing will happen will change with HD after the switch is complete.
But verizon , at&t, etc are going to be cheering. They are the ones that get those frequencies.

 

[Crono]

Comcast is already digital.

 

[Schadenfroh]

So what, if anything, happens when TV goes all digital?

The deadline for the switch will be extended yet again.

 

[compman25]

You'll instantly gain 6" and women will be throwing themselves at you. All thanks to the digital conversion.

 

[dabuddha]

Originally posted by: nickbits
Short answer: NO

Long Answer: NOOOOOOOOOOO

 

[Leros]

Will there be better programming since the absolute bottom of the barrel morons can't figure out how to get TV anymore?

 

[Modelworks]

Originally posted by: Leros
Will there be better programming since the absolute bottom of the barrel morons can't figure out how to get TV anymore?

No, because the people that went crazy over HD because it was the new thing and they just had to keep up, will still be watching. The same ones that buy monster cable products.

The ones hurt by it are the older people. An apartment complex near me for retired people has 30 or so apartments with people that can't afford cable and satellite and have tv that work like crap with the converter boxes due to being too far from the broadcast stations. The old rabbit ears at least allowed them to watch some channels, even if it wasn't a perfect picture. Now the majority can't watch many of the old channels because digital is all or nothing.


I'm trying to get the owners to put up a MATV setup, but the owner is a corporation and the manager can only pass along my request.

 

[KeithTalent]

Originally posted by: Modelworks
No, because the people that went crazy over HD because it was the new thing and they just had to keep up, will still be watching. The same ones that buy monster cable products.

Huh? So everyone that owns an HDTV and watches HD programming is a moron?

KT

 

[mxyzptlk]

Will I get better digital reception without all the analog stuff crowding the airways? Because I get crap digital reception now because there is this 13 story building directly between my apartment and the broadcast towers We only get analog channels, even though when we lived just a few blocks away I was getting an assload of digital stuff.

 

[dfuze]

One thing I like about it is that I have access to local weather 24/7 by accessing their other digital channels. 3-1 for regular CBS and 3-3 for their weather broadcast. Other than that it's not a big deal.

 

[Leros]

Originally posted by: Modelworks

Originally posted by: Leros
Will there be better programming since the absolute bottom of the barrel morons can't figure out how to get TV anymore?

No, because the people that went crazy over HD because it was the new thing and they just had to keep up, will still be watching. The same ones that buy monster cable products.

The ones hurt by it are the older people. An apartment complex near me for retired people has 30 or so apartments with people that can't afford cable and satellite and have tv that work like crap with the converter boxes due to being too far from the broadcast stations. The old rabbit ears at least allowed them to watch some channels, even if it wasn't a perfect picture. Now the majority can't watch many of the old channels because digital is all or nothing.


I'm trying to get the owners to put up a MATV setup, but the owner is a corporation and the manager can only pass along my request.

Yeah, I know a handful of people who live in the middle of nowhere (farmers and such). They used to get a half decent picture, now they get nothing. I wonder if they could come together as communities and build repeaters.

 

[Modelworks]

Originally posted by: KeithTalent

Originally posted by: Modelworks
No, because the people that went crazy over HD because it was the new thing and they just had to keep up, will still be watching. The same ones that buy monster cable products.

Huh? So everyone that owns an HDTV and watches HD programming is a moron?

KT

I never said that.
I said the crowd that buys monster cable,you know the ones that buy into the hype of everything without ever asking if they need it or what the benefits are.

 

[Modelworks]

Originally posted by: mxyzptlk
Will I get better digital reception without all the analog stuff crowding the airways? Because I get crap digital reception now because there is this 13 story building directly between my apartment and the broadcast towers We only get analog channels, even though when we lived just a few blocks away I was getting an assload of digital stuff.

Nope.
Those same airwaves are going to be sold and re-used by other companies. If anything you could get more interference.

Remember the main reason for the switch to digital wasn't because it would give a better picture. It was done because it would allow them to cram even more signals into the same space.

 

[KeithTalent]

Originally posted by: Modelworks

Originally posted by: KeithTalent

Originally posted by: Modelworks
No, because the people that went crazy over HD because it was the new thing and they just had to keep up, will still be watching. The same ones that buy monster cable products.

Huh? So everyone that owns an HDTV and watches HD programming is a moron?

KT

I never said that.
I said the crowd that buys monster cable,you know the ones that buy into the hype of everything without ever asking if they need it or what the benefits are.

Well that's not really what you said, but whatever. By the way I have 2 Monster HDMI cables in my system; they were thrown in free when I purchased everything, not that I would ever notice the difference anyway.

KT

 

[AnonymouseUser]

Nothing will change other than the better image quality for the currently shitty programming.

 

[silverpig]

Originally posted by: Leros

Originally posted by: Modelworks

Originally posted by: Leros
Will there be better programming since the absolute bottom of the barrel morons can't figure out how to get TV anymore?

No, because the people that went crazy over HD because it was the new thing and they just had to keep up, will still be watching. The same ones that buy monster cable products.

The ones hurt by it are the older people. An apartment complex near me for retired people has 30 or so apartments with people that can't afford cable and satellite and have tv that work like crap with the converter boxes due to being too far from the broadcast stations. The old rabbit ears at least allowed them to watch some channels, even if it wasn't a perfect picture. Now the majority can't watch many of the old channels because digital is all or nothing.


I'm trying to get the owners to put up a MATV setup, but the owner is a corporation and the manager can only pass along my request.

Yeah, I know a handful of people who live in the middle of nowhere (farmers and such). They used to get a half decent picture, now they get nothing. I wonder if they could come together as communities and build repeaters.

Just build a better antenna. It's really cheap and easy to do, especially for a hands-on type person like a farmer.

 

[Modelworks]

Originally posted by: silverpig

Originally posted by: Leros

Originally posted by: Modelworks

Originally posted by: Leros
Will there be better programming since the absolute bottom of the barrel morons can't figure out how to get TV anymore?

No, because the people that went crazy over HD because it was the new thing and they just had to keep up, will still be watching. The same ones that buy monster cable products.

The ones hurt by it are the older people. An apartment complex near me for retired people has 30 or so apartments with people that can't afford cable and satellite and have tv that work like crap with the converter boxes due to being too far from the broadcast stations. The old rabbit ears at least allowed them to watch some channels, even if it wasn't a perfect picture. Now the majority can't watch many of the old channels because digital is all or nothing.


I'm trying to get the owners to put up a MATV setup, but the owner is a corporation and the manager can only pass along my request.

Yeah, I know a handful of people who live in the middle of nowhere (farmers and such). They used to get a half decent picture, now they get nothing. I wonder if they could come together as communities and build repeaters.

Just build a better antenna. It's really cheap and easy to do, especially for a hands-on type person like a farmer.

It isn't an easy problem to solve though for people that live in apartments or don't even understand what digital means.

 

[torpid]

Some channels will change frequencies and suddenly offer better or worse reception. That's the only thing that really matters if you already have an HD-capable setup.

 

[Aikouka]

Some stations around me aren't turning their digital broadcasts on until they turn their analog ones off. This means that I may get HD for said channels when they do so (or they could simply air in SD). But quite a few stations already broadcast in HD/SD over digital transmissions.