Let’s get this party started!
It looks like this time we’re really going to do it! June 12th is almost here! I really wonder what Mr. Philo T. Farnsworth would say about the digital conversion. I’m betting he’d be proud of what his invention has involved into and I doubt he ever imagined back then what inventing the first electronic TV would become. You know, one of the greatest inventions of our lifetime. The TV, right? Remember it? You have a much more comfortable chair in front of the TV than your computer?!
It’s also one of those things we take for granted. It has always been there, glowing in the living room whether we were paying attention or not and it comforts us to hear noise. Random sounds, images, and some really interesting stuff. Unless you’re up at 3AM and aren’t interested in the latest German battery operated hand tool that cleans the colon and cuts shapes out of paper. Where else can you get stupid lines like “You know the Germans always make good stuff” like in the Sham-Wow commercials, or even make a popular video from it like Rhett and Link?
With digital, you’ll actually be able to see how the latest car polish really can’t cover that scratch and blend the color like it appeared to do in analog. Digital TV may make advertisers more honest, because they won’t be able to hide those little flaws like they could in analog video.
But wait! There’s more! If you use your government coupon from www.dtv2009.gov or 1-888-388-2009, you’ll get forty dollars off that digital converter box and be enjoying crystal clean television. Easy hook-up right out of the box! Enjoy crystal clear TV tonight!
(Some assembly required. Antenna not included. Manufacturer is not responsible if you did not read the instruction manual, understand the instruction manual, or lost the instruction manual. Your reception may vary between channels. Side affects of poor reception are blocking pictures, drops in audio, nausea, anger, and that lost feeling that nothing is ever going to be right again.)
Most of us will not have a problem, though. Because we already switched and are using the new box and learning how it works for a while now. This week I have talked with several viewers that are a little scared, have “heard” conflicting information, but seem to be on the right track now with a little help. Don’t worry, we will do everything we can to help you get through this.
Next week, we will have another phone bank between 6 and 8 PM for you to ask your last minute questions before the switch on Friday. The FCC tool free number 1-888-CALL FCC is available, and electronics retailers have great resources for you to turn to.
After Friday June 12th, you’ll be saying wow every time!
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