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    Kaiser-Machead: I grow weary of these Scientific Atlantic boxes. I want to grind them. I want to put them into a giant blender, and pulverize these wretched set-top t... more »
    Jrsy Devil's Advocate®: "UPDATE: It has come to our attention that some neighborhoods do require a box." Is there any way of finding out which neighborhoods require it and wh... more »
    warf0x0r: SCIENTIFIC ATLANTIC BOXES ARE TEH SUC!!! more »
    ZLevee: It actually sounds more like they were trying to say that if you don't have a built-in digital tuner, your "cable-ready TV" will still need a digital ... more »
    davezatz: Actually, in more and more regions cable-cos are going all digital. The first neighborhoods seem to be high density, like Brooklyn, as a means of prev... more »
    mnerd: If they were so knowing, he should have advised them to get a 40 dollar converter box. Cable should not have even come up in this situation. more »
    ghackett: It's not that easy in BK or anywhere in NYC for that matter. If you're in an apartment you proably can't use a dish cause you'd have to install it (un... more »
    Geisrud: I find myself unable to feel sorry for people who now "won't be able to watch TV" come February, as big media tends to report. Come on, you've had yea... more »
    ripfire: How about a coupon for a BluRay player? more »
    OMG! Ponies!: Can't we get this program for other electronics. I'm thinking of upgrading my 2 year-old MacBook. more »
    Serolf Divad: Bah, I guarantee you that once the funding dries up, DTV converters will be selling for $10.00 at Best Buy, and I'm not talking old stock. more »
    zenpoet: I don't see any converter boxes anywhere for $38.00 How about a box that doesn't actually cost anyone money, other than the government? more »
    Monty: It is ironic that the people least able to use an extra box hooked up to a boob tube are the only ones forced to do so. Here's hoping they all get th... more »
    nutbastard: Ah yes, the US Government - so incompetent they can't even give money away according to plan. Of course that's been sort of a theme with em lately so ... more »
  • #cablevision

    Cablevision Scamming People Into Getting Converter Box With Basic Service

    A Consumerist reader looking to hook up basic service to a cable-ready TV was told by Cablevision that a converter box would be needed "no matter what." He was also accused of being "disrespectful." More »
  • #dtv

    DTV Coupon Program Broke, Busted

    As expected, the DTV coupon program has gone broke—blowing through their $1.34 billion budget well short of the February 17th transition date. More »
  • #dtv

    DTV Coupons to Run Out Next Month?

    The government has been handing out $40 DTV converter coupons left and right—so many, in fact, that they may reach their $1.34-billion budget cap before the transition happens February 17th.