D-Day is 06/12/09. Report Digital switchover horror stories here! - Blu-ray Forum

E55 KEV · 06-11-2009, 09:34 PM

This may not effect most of us here but post your local DS-Day stories here. Tommorrow will be a mess around the country. Wilmington NC was the test city for the complete switch in Sept 2008 and the city had to send Police and Firefighters to homes to connect/install digital TV boxes from all the 911 calls.

Wilmington Firefighters Acting As Digital TV Repairmen

http://www.tvpredictions.com/wilmington091008.htm

JJ · 06-11-2009, 09:36 PM

May want to re-name it from "D-Day"...

But, I too, am excited to see what happens. Panic in the streets! Riots ensue!

cartman781 · 06-11-2009, 09:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JJxiv1215

May want to re-name it from "D-Day"...

But, I too, am excited to see what happens. Panic in the streets! Riots ensue!

Agreed Spiderpig

E55 KEV · 06-11-2009, 09:41 PM

whats wrong with D-Day? No one is going to mistake this for WWII? I changed it to DS-Day for Digital Switch Day.

callas01 · 06-11-2009, 09:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JJxiv1215

May want to re-name it from "D-Day"...

But, I too, am excited to see what happens. Panic in the streets! Riots ensue!

if riots ensue, I am coming home with a new 50" TV...

blu-mike · 06-11-2009, 09:42 PM

Me gots HDTV so i dont worry

JJ · 06-11-2009, 09:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by E55 KEV

whats wrong with D-Day? No one is going to mistake this for WWII? I changed it to DS-Day for Digital Switch Day.

No, no one is going to mistake it - I'm just saying, it's the internet, and people get touchy, so calling it "D-Day" some people might get upset that you're choosing that name for something like this. Not me, just other people. Its the internet! Full of whiners, complainers, skips, skaps, and scolly-wops.

DetroitSportsFan · 06-11-2009, 11:33 PM

I can't wait until the switch to digital. I'm tired of hearing about it.

SellmeyourDVD · 06-12-2009, 01:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DetroitSportsFan

I can't wait until the switch to digital. I'm tired of hearing about it.

+1 on that BIG TIME

bongzilla · 06-12-2009, 02:02 PM

Installed a HDTV antenna on my balcony a few weeks back,
got tired of the money spent, when I can get it free.

fatediesel · 06-12-2009, 02:21 PM

3 of my 4 local stations switched at the original February date and there weren't too many problems. I just don't understand how people haven't seen all the publicity over the last year to understand the switch.

broganreynik · 06-12-2009, 02:36 PM

Yeah, I live in an apartment complex and I actually got digital stations before, and then I rescanned my tv's tuner and now I have nothing. That was in February though, so I've been without tv since. It doesn't help that my "landlord" has the rooftop antenna pointing north and all the stations broadcast east or southeast from here.

callas01 · 06-12-2009, 02:37 PM

my neighbor has had the digital receiver for a few months now, and the picture is pretty good and there are definetly more channels. It was like SD satelite channels....

MaCruz · 06-12-2009, 02:40 PM

It's all over my local news here in town.

phlydude · 06-12-2009, 03:09 PM

I find it rediculous that member of our society (elderly or not) think that not being able to watch TV is enough of an emergency to dial 911...absolutely rediculous

If it doesn't have two prongs and can't go into a wall outlet, people panic and cry for help instead of just using logic and matching the freaking color.

06-11-2009, 09:34 PM	#1
E55 KEV Power Member Member since:Aug 2008 Location:Washington D.C. 4K collection:6 Blu-ray collection:546 DVD collection:15 Trading Score:28	DS-Day is 06/12/09. Report Digital Switchover horror stories here! This may not effect most of us here but post your local DS-Day stories here. Tommorrow will be a mess around the country. Wilmington NC was the test city for the complete switch in Sept 2008 and the city had to send Police and Firefighters to homes to connect/install digital TV boxes from all the 911 calls. Wilmington Firefighters Acting As Digital TV Repairmen http://www.tvpredictions.com/wilmington091008.htm Last edited by E55 KEV; 06-11-2009 at 09:49 PM.

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06-11-2009, 09:36 PM	#2
JJ Blu-ray Count Top ranked HT gallery Member since:Jul 2007 Location:Miami, FL Home Theater Gallery:99 4K collection:619 Blu-ray collection:1293 DVD collection:31 Digital collection:5 Blu-ray reviews: 18 Trading Score:203	May want to re-name it from "D-Day"... But, I too, am excited to see what happens. Panic in the streets! Riots ensue!

06-11-2009, 09:41 PM	#4
E55 KEV Power Member Member since:Aug 2008 Location:Washington D.C. 4K collection:6 Blu-ray collection:546 DVD collection:15 Trading Score:28	whats wrong with D-Day? No one is going to mistake this for WWII? I changed it to DS-Day for Digital Switch Day.

06-11-2009, 09:42 PM	#6
blu-mike Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Jul 2008 Blu-ray collection:440 Blu-ray reviews:2	Me gots HDTV so i dont worry

06-11-2009, 11:33 PM	#8
DetroitSportsFan Hot Deals Moderator Top contributor Member since:Aug 2007 Location:Michigan 4K collection:439 Blu-ray collection:2226 Trading Score:93	I can't wait until the switch to digital. I'm tired of hearing about it.

06-12-2009, 02:02 PM	#10
bongzilla Active Member Member since:Jan 2009	Installed a HDTV antenna on my balcony a few weeks back, got tired of the money spent, when I can get it free.

06-12-2009, 02:21 PM	#11
fatediesel Blu-ray Count Member since:Nov 2007 Location:Iowa Blu-ray collection:410 Trading Score:47	3 of my 4 local stations switched at the original February date and there weren't too many problems. I just don't understand how people haven't seen all the publicity over the last year to understand the switch.

06-12-2009, 02:36 PM	#12
broganreynik Blu-ray Guru Top contributor Member since:Sep 2007 Location:Nebraska Home Theater Gallery:60 4K collection:124 Blu-ray collection:2113 DVD collection:111 Blu-ray reviews: 4 Trading Score:46	Yeah, I live in an apartment complex and I actually got digital stations before, and then I rescanned my tv's tuner and now I have nothing. That was in February though, so I've been without tv since. It doesn't help that my "landlord" has the rooftop antenna pointing north and all the stations broadcast east or southeast from here.

06-12-2009, 02:37 PM	#13
callas01 Blu-ray Prince Top contributor Member since:Jun 2008 Location:Riverside, CA Home Theater Gallery:42 Blu-ray collection:230 DVD collection:47	my neighbor has had the digital receiver for a few months now, and the picture is pretty good and there are definetly more channels. It was like SD satelite channels....

06-12-2009, 02:40 PM	#14
MaCruz Community Gaming Moderator Top ranked HT gallery Top contributor Member since:Mar 2009 Location:Jacksonville, FL Home Theater Gallery:160 4K collection:104 Blu-ray collection:958 DVD collection:18 MA collection:394 Digital collection:570 iTunes collection:527 Prime collection:192 Blu-ray reviews: 23 Trading Score:139	It's all over my local news here in town.

06-12-2009, 03:09 PM	#15
phlydude Power Member Member since:Mar 2007 Location:Winter Garden, FL USA Playstation ID: phlydude Blu-ray collection:132 Trading Score:1	I find it rediculous that member of our society (elderly or not) think that not being able to watch TV is enough of an emergency to dial 911...absolutely rediculous If it doesn't have two prongs and can't go into a wall outlet, people panic and cry for help instead of just using logic and matching the freaking color.

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