[Electronics-talk] Digital TV Transition

[Ray Foret jr]

February 17th!!!  WILL, YOU, PEOPLE, KINDLY, GET, YOUR, FACTS, STRAIGHT? 
  Is that too much to ask?  Many (though not all) whine and complain 
about not having access Handed to y'all on a silver platter; and yet, 
those same people don't even bother to take the time to make the little 
effort which would get you the new digital channels.  I'm not saying I 
don't care about accessibility or that those boxes shouldn't be 
accessible; of course they should.  But, honestly, instead of going on a 
tantrum because the federal government isn't spoon feeding you all the 
accessibility you want, why not take the time and make the effort you 
could and should have taken and made months ago and be done with it. 
Sure, we might need help to set up the boxes initially, but, I believe 
that it's really not as bad as the complaints I've seen here make it out 
to be.  Sorry if this sounds harsh, but, honestly, will y'all who are 
complaining just go out there and get done what you need to get done to 
solve this problem?  It's not like the train is coming and you have no 
time to prepare. In all honesty, you should already have done that. 
Even without the government coupon those boxes are really not all that 
expensive.

Sincerely,

The Constantly BAREFOOTED Ray 


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David Meyer wrote:
> My understanding of the digetal tv conversion is that it is still scheduled
> for February 19.  Though a bill did pass the senate to delay the conversion
> to June 12, that same bill was defeated in the house.  So far as I know,
> that action would render this bill to be a moot point.   
> 
> -----Original Message-----
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> 
> I'm confused, because I did hear the delay is not going to happen.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Tom Lange" <trlange at pacbell.net>
> To: "Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances" 
> <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Thursday, January 29, 2009 11:43 PM
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> 
>> Hi,
>> Charlie writes:
>>
>>> Well, good news, they delayed the mandate by four months.
>> Really?  I thought I'd heard on the radio the other night that the 
>> proposed four-month delay wasn't going to happen. I hope the transition is
> 
>> delayed so that accessibility issues can be addressed and resolved.
>>
>> Tom
>>
>>
>>
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