Posted by Kimba W. Lion on 12/26/05 11:29

littlejoeflub@yahoo.com wrote:

>In addition to analog tuners (which haven't been able to pick up decent
>OTA signals since the mid-1980's when the cable industry boomed and
>made even easy reception with a coat-hanger impossible)

Fascinating. Exactly how did cable companies ruin OTA reception?

> they should
>also get rid of all the analog inputs on Standard and HDTV Ready-tv's
>like Composite (Red-White-Yellow), Component (Red-Green-Blue), S-Video,
>along with the old-fashioned 75ohm Coaxial RF connector and make
>digital inputs like DVI the norm.

Interesting how many people seem to be in favor of non-compatibility.
Personally, I want a set that accepts just about everything. What's the harm
in that?

>Personally I can't wait for the day when everything is all-digital and
>there is no analog-to-digital or digital-to-analog conversion necessary
>whatsoever.

I'm looking for content worthy of the delivery system, plus deliverers that
know how to use the technology. Of the digital broadcasters in my area, two
can't figure out how to transmit in the proper aspect ratio and another
can't keep the sound in sync. I see no holy grail in digital in and of
itself.

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