This is the official sappy government FCC site touting the “benefits” of digital TV.
http://www.dtv.gov/
Note all of the marketing hype. I can become a “DTV Deputy”. I can get info in spanish. Note how an entire site is geared towards the simplemindedness of a five year old. To me at least it is chock full of subliminals diverting your focus away from the Satanicness it will bring. In order to get to this let’s click on the FAQ section on the left, that stupid looking TV remote control. After that go to Why are we switching to digital TV. Here is the answer.
An important benefit of the switch to all-digital broadcasting is that it will free up parts of the valuable broadcast spectrum for public safety communications (such as police, fire departments, and rescue squads). Also, some of the spectrum will be auctioned to companies that will be able to provide consumers with more advanced wireless services (such as wireless broadband).
Wireless broadband! Why is this a bad thing? Well if you have no problem with being watched 24 seven or have no problem with government knowing your every move then fine.
As an engineer I could also price out very cheap solar powered mini spy cameras that only need be in range of another ugly cell phone tower. Oh, watch the proliferation of uglyness in those babies!
Financial houses are investing in corporations that will meter and control your water and electric use. Yes, you will be rationed.
I don’t see rationed energy and water use as a “benefit” of digital TV.
Sorry but I don’t see the benefit of government partnerships with companies making all of their products outside of the United States. And for what 300 channels of crystal clear mindnumbingly stupid “news” and or programming engineered to decimate good moral behavior.
What is does mean is the re-allocation of lower frequecy spectrum, RF energy with a farther reach potential. They are going to reach into you life and crush it.
Hey but you’re happy, just look at the clear picture!
My Ghandi solution? Go dark Feb 17,2009 go dark. What will you miss? Mindnumbingly stupid corporate “news”? MTV and E channel shows socially engineered to degrade morals? TV evangelicals declaring I-35 in Texas the Holy Highway?
They are pulling the plug, we should too!
I think there’s an interesting point in there, somewhere, but you went off ranting and I just lost you/interest.
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p>Stick to why is digital tv bad. What are the consequences? What are the benefits and why are they not worth it? I’m genuinely interested on the subject, so I’m hoping you’ll edit this a bit.