Speaking of the digital transition…President-Elect Obama thinks America isn’t ready
January 8, 2009 by Derek
The digital transition is about a month away, and president-elect Obama and his associates are getting pretty worried about the digital transition, and that many TV viewers will be caught in the dark when the day comes. That’s hard to believe given the press coverage, but anyhow…
We reported here about the dwindling supplies of government coupons for converter boxes, and due to that, among other things, the Obama transition team is recommending that the digital transition date be delayed for a few months. It probably won’t happen, and I think those who would really be impacted by this are already prepared and know of the transition and the steps required.
The subsidization money for DTV converter coupons has been exhausted, and a lot of people who rely on the analog signals for their TV viewing will be left image-less on February 17, when all analog TV signals in the US will be turned off.
We assumed there would be some 11th-hour scrambling and craziness with the digital transition being such a short time away, but we don’t expect to see any postponement. Hopefully you’ve made the plans you need to make, because Obama’s pleas will probably go unanswered.
