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Buzz Out Loud Lounge: For the last time...TV'S WILL NOT BREAK!
For the last time...TV'S WILL NOT BREAK!
by leksdraven - 7/27/07 1:23 PMHey, guys? Quit saying that my TV is going to break in 2009. IT IS NOT.
Over and over Tom and Molly repeatedly (yes, I know I'm being redundant) said (in Ep.527) that in 2009 due to the legal requirement that analogue TV be shut-down, my TV would no longer work--it will turn on but just not work. THAT IS FALSE. FALSE, FALSE, WRONG. I will still be able to connect various peripherals to it, like: a DVD player, an IPTV reciever, a Wii, 360, and/or PS3, and any other digital/analogue device that has an analogue I/O vis-a-vi (Did I use that correctly? Ha ha. Anyway, you know what I mean.) my TV. AND! it will work just freakin' peachy.
Kthanksbye
Almost forgot!...love the show!
(NT) BTW, "TV'S" should be "TVs". Nitpicking.
by leksdraven - 7/27/07 1:25 PM In reply to: For the last time...TV'S WILL NOT BREAK! by leksdraven(NT) OMG, I'm going crazy! -> "TVs." :)
by leksdraven - 7/27/07 1:26 PM In reply to: (NT) BTW, "TV'S" should be "TVs". Nitpicking. by leksdravenWell....
by nikola99 - 7/27/07 7:30 PM In reply to: For the last time...TV'S WILL NOT BREAK! by leksdravenI guess they should say:
"If you are using rabbit ears to get TV then your old TV will not get the signal anymore after the cutoff date that the US Gov't has chosen. After that date you will need to purchase a new 'digital' TV."
more accurately,
by rockinphotognyc - 7/28/07 7:46 AM In reply to: Well.... by nikola99if you insist on, or your only option for TV reception is over-the-air signals, you will need to upgrade to a digital TV in 2009.
I learned something
by surfpark - 7/29/07 10:31 AM In reply to: For the last time...TV'S WILL NOT BREAK! by leksdravenWow, I didn't know all of those peripherals would work in place of a transmitter box. I think the segment Molly and Tom are speaking to are the senior citizens and some occasionally TV watchers that only use the bunny ears. These people probably don't own a DVD player, IPTV reciever, or gaming system. Also, many people that have satellelite hook-ups sometimes use the rabbit ears to get local channels.
Its not so much that the TVs will break, but its going to be a way in which we change how we think about how TVs capture signals. For many people with 60+ years of thinking that way, its going to be hard to change.
True.
by leksdraven - 7/29/07 10:42 AM In reply to: I learned something by surfparkBut I don't think that the 60+ crowd listening to Buzz Out Loud will find it much difficult to realize that technologies change--they're seeing that happen right now.
Or am I just being anti-senior-citizen?
analogy for seniors - mechanical typewriters...
by shawnlin - 7/29/07 1:18 PM In reply to: True. by leksdravenWhat will happen to the TV has a mechanical typewriter analogy:
TV ~ Typewriter
Analog TV signal ~ ink ribbon
Digital TV signal ~ (??? ...I need some help with this one)
TV picture ~ typewritten document
In Feb. 2009, typewriters will start to use ??? to create typewritten documents. At the same time, availability of ink ribbons will come to an end. The typewriter will still mechanically function, but the typewritten document that is its output will only come from using ??? because the ink ribbons are no longer available.
It's not a perfect analogy b/c you could say you'll stockpile ink ribbons, but I think it gets the point across. Improvements on this one are welcome.
Best,
Shalin
No, no, no.
by leksdraven - 7/29/07 7:27 PM In reply to: analogy for seniors - mechanical typewriters... by shawnlinIt's like a big shoe...
JK
In order for your analogy to work, there must be other ways that a typewriter could print a document--using the same typewriter.
(NT) haha!...wait, maybe the shoe-LACES will be outdated? ;)
by shawnlin - 7/30/07 6:53 AM In reply to: No, no, no. by leksdravenNo no no. It's like a SERIES of shoes (not trucks)
by punterjoe - 7/31/07 7:51 PM In reply to: No, no, no. by leksdravenWhat better spokesmodel for the DTV transition than Senator Stevens?
Let's face it, now that Murder She Wrote & Matlock are off the air, there's no reason for the senior demo to watch OTA tv. They're all just watching the weather channel now... and that won't change. ...Unless Spike buys it & turns it to the EXTREME weather channel. If the global warming folks are right, that may be prescient programming! 
(NT) Please, don't give anyone any ideas. :(
by leksdraven - 7/31/07 8:34 PM In reply to: No no no. It's like a SERIES of shoes (not trucks) by punterjoeBetter Analogy
by Jaymz_the_Pooh - 8/11/07 10:58 AM In reply to: analogy for seniors - mechanical typewriters... by shawnlinA better analogy would be:
TV = Computer Printer
Analog signal = Parallel Port
Digital Signal = USB Port
TV Picture = Printed document
You can buy an adapter to hook a Parallel port to USB, just like you could get an adapter box to convert the digital signal for your analog TV.
(NT) Well done
by leksdraven - 8/11/07 1:23 PM In reply to: Better Analogy by Jaymz_the_PoohExcept...
by Nicholas Buenk - 8/11/07 8:57 PM In reply to: Better Analogy by Jaymz_the_PoohYou do get some benefits on an analog TV by getting a digital set top box.
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