Ditgal TV

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wIIjT3xotHU

Digital Television has been a big uproar, which has been all over the news, radios and even on the Internet, but is American ready for the switch? The date that has been set for Feb 17 has been moved back, but why? The converter boxes are available and everyone could apply for two $40 coupons to buy the box. It seems to the average person not be to costly, but actually this great deal for us. But people are aren't ready!

In the book Senator McCain states, "One of the great rip-offs in American History. They used to rob trains in the old days, and now we rob spectrum." If it available is will enhance our viewing pleasure, why shouldn't we go with the technologies. This country is always developing and figuring out new ways to enhance the media. Whether it is HD radio, Fiber optic Internet or digital television, most of us embrace this, but many still don't take the time to understand what the change with do for them. I think the DTV will eventually make everyone happy and once it takes off I think it will allow Television Technology to grow and people will be happy. It is just like when DVD's came out, my parents were not really sure to give in to that kind of technology, because VHS have been apart of their lives so much. But my father broke down bought a DVD player and now he has embraced the technologies that are out or coming out.

The FCC needs to come up with regulations that go along with the new technologies that are being developed, maybe redoing the 1996 Telecommunications Act. We need to take into consideration that things are developing not only with Television,but the Internet. I think technology is wonder and we need to embrace it but its hard to regulate it when it comes to technology because there is so much gray area. So do we just leave it in the FCC hands?