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After reading through countless articles (too many to count) about the switch to digital broadcasting after the Katrina disaster got me wondering how well the switch will be recieved. Ok, there will be a plan in place to help defer the cost of the set-top reciever for non-digital sets. But still, the new generation has always accepted new tech, it's the baby boomers, those in their 40's and 50's that will not want to go out and buy the new television set capable of recieving the new format. On top of cost, theres also talk of limiting the scope of development of digital broadcasting (still up in the air). What do you think, good move or ahead of it's time?

Well, here in Finland all tv transmissions will switch to digital in a year, and there should be over 1000 receivers sold every day to accommodate everyone. That 1000 is no where near to getting fulfilled, and it looks like many people will be left tv-less for some time..

So, over here we could have done with a bit of a delay.

in uk we are stilll a few years off. but i recently heard someone getting interviewed about it and he was making all sorts of guarentees about how the new sysytems will take over smoothly and without too many problems....technology...running smooth...hmm will wait and see on that one

Technology and the words smooth transition have never gone together too well, not that I know of.