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badweasel
03/06/09

In reply to UStream's iPhone Video Broadcasting App is Live For Jailbroken iPhones, Still Not For App Store
Apple won't let any official app play video faster than 15fps.
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Jason Chen
03/06/09

@badweasel: Did you read the post? Or the headline? Or anything? This is a broadcasting app.
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Super Sonic
02/17/09

In reply to First Wave of the Digital TV Switch Hits Today
JUST SWITCH ALREADY! You've had over 1 year notice to get a coupon and spend $25 on a DTV converter. If those people are to lazy to do it in a year, pushing back the date 4 months isn't going to do a damned thing but cost taxpayers money.
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ceilingFANBOY
02/17/09

@Super Sonic: Actually, a lot of the people that have gotten screwed over are people who weren't lazy. A lot of people had their coupons expire before there were any converter boxes available. My store would literally sell out of a shipment of 40+ converter boxes in about an hour back when the coupons first came out. Many of the people who had their coupons expire didn't have them expire due to laziness, rather, a higher demand than the supply. Had the system been implemented the way it was originally planned, with only non-cable or satellite subscribers being allowed to get coupons and if they had staggered the coupon ship dates better, there wouldn't have been as big of a problem. Also, the 3 month expiration time on the coupons was stupid.
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Jeremy Hardin
02/17/09

In reply to First Wave of the Digital TV Switch Hits Today
If you are still using rabbit ears for your TV Viewing, do you also still watch TV on a black and white set? Get with the times people. If you cannot afford cable, then how did you afford the TV?
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SegamanXero
02/17/09

@Jeremy Hardin: I dont have cable, I still use rabit ears...

check it

The only thing I wanted from cable is lots of Anime, the only two chanels that peeks my interest was Cartoon Network and The international channel... but they didnt play Anime nonstop... and not to mention I'd have to buy several packages with stuff I don't even care about... except spike TV that channel is okay... but also I don't make that much money, so juggling phone, phone, internet, and TV service is kinda a pain in the ass for me.

this is how I do it now, I have Verizon DSL (cause I can't get FiOS), I bittorrent any shows I care about that I miss from not having cable, including all the Anime I could ever want. Also I get my pick of any HDTV/SDTV digital programing via my old and crusty rabbit ears (which i might add do a even better job at picking up a digital signal then the cool looking terrestrial HD antenna I was suckered into buying).
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WGPSuicideRun
02/17/09

In reply to First Wave of the Digital TV Switch Hits Today
Just switch already. if your still using rabbit ears theres nothing to watch anyway.
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qbrad
02/17/09

@WGPSuicideRun: The networks may not have lots of fantabulous programming these days, but there are some shows that are quite awesome. 30 Rock, American Dad, House isn't too bad. Etc.

@Jeremy Hardin: You're a douche. The whole point of television when it was invented was a single investment into some hardware and the programming would be available for free. An excellent business model. Today the fact that Cable can't (and won't) give you full resolution HDTV but rabbit ears can, is enough for me to forgo the garbage that runs rampant on cable networks for the proportionally lesser garbage that happens to be on the Networks.

Also, cable costs a frikin' fortune where I am, and has constant blips and dropouts - qualities I refuse to pay hard earned money for.
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closhedbb
02/17/09

@qbrad: If you're getting full HD on a set of rabbit ears, then you are receiving a digital signal. This signal will keep broadcasting.

It's the analog signals that will stop. Analog signals do not carry HD images.
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SegamanXero
02/17/09

@WGPSuicideRun: well I still use rabit ears... only I use them on my HDTV... so I wont be affected as I will still will get a signal, a digital signal.
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qbrad
02/17/09

@closhedbb: I think you and I were already in agreement on this. Or maybe you just felt that you needed to contribute that you understand the transition information as clearly as I do?
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strider_mt2k
02/17/09

In reply to First Wave of the Digital TV Switch Hits Today
TV stopped being a public service a long time ago.

One of the best books ever written has a "Don't Panic" theme running though it.

Perhaps today would be a good day to start reading it?
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lilaliendog
02/17/09

@strider_mt2k: today would also be a good day for some americans to get in shape since some would be able to see their shows ... I myself however have cable so I will continue to be a couch potato and probably take a nap while it rains outside.
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strider_mt2k
02/17/09

@lilaliendog:

SO SAY WE ALL!!!

(all with cable)
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Lizard_King
02/17/09

@strider_mt2k: So, pay a fee for an inferior picture? I don't get it.

I only watch network TV, only about 4 hours a week. Cable is not superior.
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strider_mt2k
02/17/09

@Lizard_King: Hey you!

Get off of my cloud!
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Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
02/17/09

@strider_mt2k: "TV stopped being a public service a long time ago."

Agreed. It's more like a public nuisance...
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ceilingFANBOY
02/17/09

@strider_mt2k: It's just too bad that I don't read anything longer than 42 pages anymore.
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