On Sat, December 22, 2007 10:06 am, Brad Beyenhof wrote: > On Dec 22, 2007 8:22 AM, Lan Barnes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> ... if you have cable? > <snip> >> "Most people don't actually need to know anything. The switch won't >> affect >> sets with cable or satellite service." > > Nothing happens if you have cable. It's just that, in 2009, OTA > (over-the-air) broadcasting will go all-digital and the old analog > antennas will quit working. In fact, there's a federal program where > people using OTA antennas will be able to get a voucher for a > digital-to-analog converter so they can continue with their existing > setup. >
Hmm ... I like the sound of "digital-to-analog converter"! Life after death for my Myth capture cards 8-)) -- Lan Barnes SCM Analyst Linux Guy Tcl/Tk Enthusiast Biodiesel Brewer -- [email protected] http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-list
