House Approves DTV Delay Legislation - Blu-ray Forum

alpinewiz · 02-04-2009, 09:36 PM

You can find the story at twice.com

tommyboy81 · 02-04-2009, 10:53 PM

They think the people will be ready by June? Yeah ok.

People had how long before Feb? A year?

Marquoz · 02-04-2009, 10:54 PM

What about the Senate? They still need to approve it right?

tommyboy81 · 02-04-2009, 10:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Marquoz

What about the Senate? They still need to approve it right?

Already heard on the news about this. I expect it to be delayed again.

jw · 02-04-2009, 10:58 PM

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Originally Posted by tommyboy81

They think the people will be ready by June? Yeah ok.

People had how long before Feb? A year?

2 years + to be exact
Bush signed it on or around Feb 09 2006
http://www.pcworld.com/article/12467...tion_bill.html

tommyboy81 · 02-04-2009, 11:01 PM

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Originally Posted by jwbbud

2 years + to be exact
Bush signed it on or around Feb 09 2006
http://www.pcworld.com/article/12467...tion_bill.html

See. What's 4 months going to do.

Give everybody a DTV box instead of a Stim check

Blu Man · 02-04-2009, 11:20 PM

I don't think that the delay was needed. But I really couldn't care less......

STARSCREAM · 02-05-2009, 12:27 AM

f***.

My_Two_Cents · 02-05-2009, 12:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Blu Man

I don't think that the delay was needed. But I really couldn't care less......

I'm impressed! Most folks would have wrote "I could care less...", which of course is incorrect. LOL

Sussudio · 02-05-2009, 03:11 AM

wait, i thought there was going to be a delay and then it WASN'T approved. was it approved again

i'm so confused...

SellmeyourDVD · 02-05-2009, 03:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Sussudio

wait, i thought there was going to be a delay and then it WASN'T approved. was it approved again

i'm so confused...

That's what my gf told but...... But I don't believe 90 percent of the things she says so I took it lightly.

Sussudio · 02-05-2009, 03:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SellmeyourDVD

That's what my gf told but...... But I don't believe 90 percent of the things she says so I took it lightly.

well i also saw it reported on this forum that there would no longer be a delay because it wasn't approved. can someone clear this up, please?

Marquoz · 02-05-2009, 03:40 AM

Geez, you gotta keep up with the government. You are using week old information about the delay not being passed. The original version of it got shot down and a new version passed. The government tries tries and tries again until it succeeds.

stockstar1138 · 02-05-2009, 03:41 AM

hai guise,

newguy here. i have an older, analog tv. i do not care to buy a cable or satalite package, because regular tv is good enough. The 480i picture is very good. I have heard about this digital thing for over a year now and have done nothing. As you can see with how much I care about TV (480i, OTA, did nothing for a year) I naturually complained to President Obama who then urged the Congress to delay the transition, because if I was just given a few more months I would do something, obviously, with how much I love TV by mai actions.

Thank goodness this finally past, because otherwise I couldn't watch the view. Thanks america for more of you taxpayer dollars to go into this program. I will be sure to get my converter box within the next 5 months. 2 years heads up from bush wasn't enough, but 5 months from oBAMA IS.

kthxbait.

Sussudio · 02-05-2009, 03:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Marquoz

Geez, you gotta keep up with the government. You are using week old information about the delay not being passed. The original version of it got shot down and a new version passed. The government tries tries and tries again until it succeeds.

keeping up with the digital transition is not on the top of my priority list, im only interested because i saw it on here a week or so ago and noticed via this thread that the news changed.

Marquoz · 02-05-2009, 03:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by stockstar1138

hai guise,

newguy here. i have an older, analog tv. i do not care to buy a cable or satalite package, because regular tv is good enough. The 480i picture is very good. I have heard about this digital thing for over a year now and have done nothing. As you can see with how much I care about TV (480i, OTA, did nothing for a year) I naturually complained to President Obama who then urged the Congress to delay the transition, because if I was just given a few more months I would do something, obviously, with how much I love TV by mai actions.

Thank goodness this finally past, because otherwise I couldn't watch the view. Thanks america for more of you taxpayer dollars to go into this program. I will be sure to get my converter box within the next 5 months. 2 years heads up from bush wasn't enough, but 5 months from oBAMA IS.

kthxbait.

If the waiting list wasn't so long, I'd agree with you that there should be no delay. But apparently there was a large desire 2 months before the switch over for these coupons and the program ran out of money. 2 months is plenty of time to get a coupon in the mail and purchase the converter before the switch over. Because of a badly worded funding effort, they were unable to get those coupons in plenty of time.

I applied late December for my coupon, and didn't get it until last week because of the delay in the program. I would have probably purchased a converter with my own money, but why should I spend my own money when I don't have to? That's pretty stupid if you ask me.

They screwed up and are doing the right thing and fixing it. It's not like people all of a sudden flooded the program feb 1st, it's been a couple of months that it's been flooded.

Marquoz · 02-05-2009, 03:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sussudio

keeping up with the digital transition is not on the top of my priority list, im only interested because i saw it on here a week or so ago and noticed via this thread that the news changed.

Heh, yeah I know what you mean! Was trying to be light hearted about it, sorry if it came over wrong.

Blu Man · 02-05-2009, 03:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ricshoe

I'm impressed! Most folks would have wrote "I could care less...", which of course is incorrect. LOL

Ha! Well saying that you could careless makes no sence. You might as well just say that you like something.

Sussudio · 02-05-2009, 03:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Marquoz

Heh, yeah I know what you mean! Was trying to be light hearted about it, sorry if it came over wrong.

no worries

i just didn't realize they voted again. oh well...i see this getting pushed back to 2010 or beyond. it's not like everyone in america is ever going to be ready.

Uxi · 02-05-2009, 03:52 AM

Stupid. Many people aren't going to do anything UNTIL hey can't get normal TV. Then they can pick up a cheapie box.

02-04-2009, 09:36 PM	#1
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02-04-2009, 10:53 PM	#2
tommyboy81 Blu-ray Count Member since:Oct 2007 Location:Savannah, GA Home Theater Gallery:17 Blu-ray collection:93 Blu-ray reviews:3 Trading Score:2	They think the people will be ready by June? Yeah ok. People had how long before Feb? A year?

02-04-2009, 10:54 PM	#3
Marquoz Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Jan 2008 Location:New Orleans Home Theater Gallery:4 Blu-ray collection:167 Trading Score:2	What about the Senate? They still need to approve it right?

02-04-2009, 11:20 PM	#7
Blu Man Banned Member since:Sep 2008 Location:United States Blu-ray collection:19 Blu-ray reviews:1	I don't think that the delay was needed. But I really couldn't care less......

02-05-2009, 12:27 AM	#8
STARSCREAM Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Feb 2008 Location:Dagobah Blu-ray collection:148 Trading Score:67	f***.

02-05-2009, 03:11 AM	#10
Sussudio Blu-ray Champion Member since:Sep 2008 Blu-ray collection:1 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:11	wait, i thought there was going to be a delay and then it WASN'T approved. was it approved again i'm so confused...

02-05-2009, 03:40 AM	#13
Marquoz Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Jan 2008 Location:New Orleans Home Theater Gallery:4 Blu-ray collection:167 Trading Score:2	Geez, you gotta keep up with the government. You are using week old information about the delay not being passed. The original version of it got shot down and a new version passed. The government tries tries and tries again until it succeeds.

02-05-2009, 03:41 AM	#14
stockstar1138 Banned Member since:Apr 2007	hai guise, newguy here. i have an older, analog tv. i do not care to buy a cable or satalite package, because regular tv is good enough. The 480i picture is very good. I have heard about this digital thing for over a year now and have done nothing. As you can see with how much I care about TV (480i, OTA, did nothing for a year) I naturually complained to President Obama who then urged the Congress to delay the transition, because if I was just given a few more months I would do something, obviously, with how much I love TV by mai actions. Thank goodness this finally past, because otherwise I couldn't watch the view. Thanks america for more of you taxpayer dollars to go into this program. I will be sure to get my converter box within the next 5 months. 2 years heads up from bush wasn't enough, but 5 months from oBAMA IS. kthxbait.

02-05-2009, 03:52 AM	#20
Uxi Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Aug 2007 Location:Southern California 4K collection:14 Blu-ray collection:191 Blu-ray reviews:9	Stupid. Many people aren't going to do anything UNTIL hey can't get normal TV. Then they can pick up a cheapie box.

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