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  • more about #dtvtransition
    infmom: Hah. You guys are pikers. You need to be able to remember what the snow looked like on a color TV in 1959. more »
    daqman: When we watched too much tv as a kid my dad would say "you'd watch the dot in the middle of the screen". What he meant was the glowing dot you used to... more »
    strider_mt2k: Nothing lasts forever. more »
    Terry: When I was a kid, we called the static "Ant Wars". more »
    Kaiser-Machead: Oh memories we had together You turned to shit in stormy weather But every Sunday you just seem To improve when we watch the A-Team Air Wolf, Knight R... more »
    GitEmSteveDave_ My Brute Dojo Code CDIAFIFE: Much like children of a future generation will not know what "Shake it like a Polaroid picture" means, so to will: They're Heeeeeeere! more »
    lostarchitect: ok, has anyone else in the NYC area lost a bunch of channels? i have a digital antenna and tv with integral tuner. yesterday i was getting 7-1, 11-1, ... more »
    switchblade saints: it is missing the step: "is it plugged in" more »
    OMG! Ponies!: So 15 people broke their TV with their Wiimotes? more »
    OMG! Ponies!: Yes. My 200 lb. HDTV still works. And if it didn't, I wouldn't care. I have enough DVDs and video games to last me until analog television becomes ... more »
    Kaiser-Machead: It has yet to bring home a paycheck, so my answer, is no. more »
    Jim-Bob: Well, I am too poor to afford cable, but I have a DTV converter box and rabbit ears. I was only able to get 1 channel before the transition, but now I... more »
    Pew Pew BOOM: Yes, I was just playing Red Faction: Guerrilla, seemed fine. more »
    infmom: I'm an old person and I'm not giving up the rabbit ears. They provide the reception to our converter box, at least till my old husband puts up the ou... more »
    travisvannimwegen: I agree completely with theeraserhead. more »
    mikegriffin: Analog, Digital-same old shit. more »
    hostile17: "Today, June 12th, we'll all be moving over to digital television" No, we won't ALL be moving over. Americans will. You know, the internets (and Gizmo... more »
    cattrain: Analog > Digital. See that picture you posted up there? Ya, that's about the quality difference. Before, I would get clear pictures with the occasi... more »
    i38warhawk: People still watch TV over the air? more »
    Skorpius: Its kind of a sad day. Think of all the history and all that has come before. Its truly the end of an era. I'll forever miss the local TV of the late ... more »
  • #tv

    Goodbye, Analog Static

    With the DTV transition happening today and analog broadcasting going away, what happens to this classic static that greeted you on every channel that wasn't there to remind you to keep flipping? [YouTube]
  • #dtv

    Our DTV Transition Flowchart

    This is our DTV transition flowchart, inspired by the Consumerist.
  • #questionoftheday

    Does Your TV Still Work?

    In case you have been oblivious to the endless warnings and apocalyptic terror of those who fear they will live in a world without television, the DTV transition is happening today. So I have to ask, does your TV still work? More »
  • #dtv

    Reminder: DTV Transition Is Today, June 12th

    Hey, Grandma, ready for the transition to the digiterized picture-box? We certainly hope so: Today, June 12th, we'll all be moving over to digital television and discarding the rabbit ears forever. Well, the few of us who need to, anyway. More »
  • #dtvtransition

    70-Year Old Man Shoots TV, Engages in Standoff With Police Over DTV Transition

    Angered and distraught over the analog TV shutdown, a 70-year old Missouri man blew away his TV and engaged in a brief standoff with police when he could not get his converter box to work. More »
  • #analogtvshutdown

    Obama Officially Delays Analog Broadcast Shutdown to June 12

    Obama signed the piece of paper that officially delays the digital TV transition until June 12, even though many stations are turning off analog next week anyway (here's a list, thanks Ponies). [Broadcasting & Cable]
  • #dtv

    New DTV Transition Date May Result Converter Box Shortage

    Not surprisingly, shifting the DTV transition date to June 12th could mean that converter boxes will run out. More »
  • #digitaltv

    DTV Switchover Screwing Spanish-Speaking Viewers

    Spanish-speaking viewers are finding the DTV transition to be particularly difficult because their favorite stations have either switched to digital or are too low power to be viewed outside of analog. More »
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