tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21503568.post4985184333078314930..comments2023-11-03T06:32:28.410-04:00Comments on Staring At Empty Pages: TV, or not TV: that is the digitalBarry Leibahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14205294935881991457noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21503568.post-6153847399671984182009-02-03T00:00:00.000-05:002009-02-03T00:00:00.000-05:00My parents actually still use an antenna, albeit a...My parents actually still use an antenna, albeit a small one that sits in the attic. They don't get cable out in the Indiana countryside, but then they've never had it even when they lived places where it was available. They started looking for a new TV over two years ago, partly because of this, and ended up with a new 37" flatscreen, which they think is enormous. They can actually <I>see</I> things on it.<BR/><BR/>To realize what a huge step this is for my 1/2 Scottish father (yes, his mother was from Scotland) - they keep the same TV for years and years and years. We didn't get a color TV until 1975, and the picture on the black and white TV we had was so bad that when we watched Laugh In, we thought Ruth Buzzi had a hole in her head (or at least a black dot on her forehead) because we couldn't see her hairnet. My mother finally put her foot down because we couldn't see the colors in the Jacques Cousteau specials. <BR/><BR/>They're not as bad as that grandma, though. Yet.Lauriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00682513110485580000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21503568.post-82376361746532693532009-02-02T19:02:00.000-05:002009-02-02T19:02:00.000-05:00I don't know why, but some people do manage to hav...I don't know why, but some people do manage to have problems with all things electronic, however simple you and I might find them.<BR/><BR/>But, then, I can't sing two notes, and there are people who can't understand that.Barry Leibahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14205294935881991457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21503568.post-43479231843117360802009-02-02T12:26:00.000-05:002009-02-02T12:26:00.000-05:00let’s hire an army of technicians who can...instal...<I>let’s hire an army of technicians who can...install converter boxes, or fix failed installations.</I><BR/><BR/>Maybe it's because I have a degree in filmmaking, but how do you not install a converter box properly? Mine came with directions that I didn't even bother to look at.<BR/><BR/>I completely agree, though. Make the switch, deal with the stragglers, and then let's never talk about it again. I'm sick of seeing condescending public service announcements that talk about it.Thomas J. Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04969763988007667949noreply@blogger.com