Michael Torrie wrote: > Devin Flake wrote: >> Looks like it won't do digital which means come February 2009 you'll >> be SOL > > However, if you're trying to record off cable, which most people seem > to have, there will be no change in Feb as Cable will continue to > broadcast in analog, charging extra for the digital signal. I'm sure > some day that'll change, but not anytime soon.
2012 was the last date I had heard come across slashdot. About a year ago I saw a story that had said the FCC told cable companies to turn the analog off their lines by 2012. If we remember the OTA D-Day was originally some day in 2002 (IIRC), pushed back to 2009, extrapolate, then the FCC will probably end up making the cable coompanies turn off the analog in 2020...ish. Brian -------------------- BYU Unix Users Group http://uug.byu.edu/ The opinions expressed in this message are the responsibility of their author. They are not endorsed by BYU, the BYU CS Department or BYU-UUG. ___________________________________________________________________ List Info: http://uug.byu.edu/mailman/listinfo/uug-list
