Well, the Congress has now delayed the DTV transition from February 17 to June 12. Let me ask you… What will be different then? The answer may surprise you. NOTHING. That is if you don’t count the amount of tax dollars going into it. If you ask me this has been the most botched operation in history. Heck, if it can confuse the tech savvy (and I know it has) it sure confuses the heck out of the general population. Who do I blame for all the confusion? Its simple, number one I blame the government. All these ads they’ve aired are completely worthless and have done nothing but add to the confusion. The next entity I blame is the very media that is being transitioned. I’ve listened to months of “In x days TV will change as you know it.” Ummm how helpful is that? Of course, the media thrives on ratings reaped from fear mongering these days. Quite frankly I’m sick and tired of hearing about it. I mean if people don’t have enough sense to have already prepared, postponing the date a few months isn’t going to change anything.
Source: http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/02/04/digital.tv.delay.vote/index.html
DTV Transition
