FCC Makes Your Analog TV Useless After February 2009

If you're spending money on a new TV set- better make sure it's a high-definition/digital-capable rig. Your government's shutting down the old analog TV transmissions in early February of 2009.

The spectre of HD-TV has been looming for years now. One or more deadlines have come and gone on when all U.S. TV stations were to shut down their old- standard TV transmitters and operate only the new digital transmitters.

But most of us John and Jane Q. Public have resisted HD-TVs due to the cost then- and many still do now. It's still a $1500 difference in price for a comparable screen-sized analog over a new HD TV.

In today's economy of uncertanty- you and I have a LOT more things to do with $1500 than buy a new TV to watch the same-old crap in high definition.

If you're on cable or satellite using the old tube TV - no problem.

But come summer of 2009- forget taking the old battery-operated TV out to the lake to watch a ballgame- "by the people and for the people" you know.

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