Re: hdtv purchase now or later?

["Scott R. Ehrlich" <user=81@nabble.blu.org>]

 On Thu, 27 Sep 2007, Paul Baumgardner wrote: 

> I doubt too many people are going to be confused on what they need to 
> do to watch TV after Feb. 2009.  Cable companies are going to have to 
> supply customers of non-digital cable with converters. 
> 
> From a ruling a few weeks ago: 
> http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5jNnK9pddWIKvk_h8drUQ0EyRpNjw
> 
> "The FCC says approximately 40 million households are analog-only 
> cable subscribers. Tuesday's ruling will require cable operators to 
> guarantee analog cable customers will receive broadcast channels until 
> February 2012." 
> 
> So I think people are going to have plenty of time to figure out 
> what's going on.  No one is going to be forced to buy a fancy HD TV. 
>