Comments on: DTV Switch Still Happening for Some Today

By: DTV D-Day is Here!

DTV D-Day is Here! — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 14:50:17 +0000

[...] 641 TV stations kept the original switch date back in February and there’s been a test since then and the [...]

By: Tinfoil Hats! All the DTV Conspiracies Fit to Print | Viral Video Maker

Thu, 19 Feb 2009 00:12:12 +0000

[...] in the midst of the national digital television switch, an apparent source of inspiration for conspiracy theorists, who are coming out with warnings that [...]

By: Tinfoil Hats! All the DTV Conspiracies Fit to Print « NewTeeVee

Tinfoil Hats! All the DTV Conspiracies Fit to Print « NewTeeVee — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 21:54:42 +0000

[...] Hats! All the DTV Conspiracies Fit to Print We’re in the midst of the national digital television switch, a source of inspiration for conspiracy theorists to pop up with warnings that DTV will result in [...]

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Vid-Biz: iTunes, Watchmen, Adidas.tv « NewTeeVee — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 19:10:07 +0000

[...] Million Homes Not Ready for DTV; despite 641 stations going digital as of yesterday, 4.4 percent of the country was unprepared for the switch. [...]

By: Brian Flroence

Brian Flroence — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 16:46:58 +0000

Those 27% are probably resistant to any change, whether it be from analog to digital TV, or a different brand of shampoo. We need to let go of the old and embrace the new technology!

By: Chris Albrecht

Chris Albrecht — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 16:40:11 +0000

@Bryan,

Thanks for the info, that's great. That 27 percent is strange.

I've gone back and forth about the switch date myself. It's easy for me to say the date should have been kept -- but I live in the Bay Area and can afford not to worry. Others aren't in the same situation.

By: Bryan Bennett

Bryan Bennett — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 16:24:50 +0000

Chris, We did a quick poll within our TVLoop apps on Facebook to see what users think…or if they think…about the switch to DTV. Here are the results:

45.6% say the date should not have been moved
26.5% say there shouldn’t be a transition at all
12.5% say Congress was right to move the date
15.4% say “What transition?”

We obviously have a very different demographic within our Facebook community, but the results are interesting nonetheless. In retrospect I would love to go back and find out why almost 27% are against the mandate in general. Anyway, thought this was good fodder for your post. The complete post is over at the TVLoop blog: http://blog.tvloop.com/2009/02/the-tvloop-community-weighs-in-on-digital-tv-transition/.

By: PogoGamesOnline

PogoGamesOnline — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 16:04:34 +0000

wait for me, I'm not ready yet