This TV cried so hard its head exploded.
Courtesy Kevin SteeleRemember how TV was going to be totally different way back in February? And it sort of didn't happen, because we all weren't quite ready to have different TV yet? Well, this Friday TV will be changing. For realz this time. On Friday, June 12th, all TV stations are required to switch off their analog transmitters, completing the switch to digital TV.
If you don't have a digital television or a converter box yet, brace yourself for a new, television-free life. It's going to feel like dying. If you are all sorts of prepared, maybe spend some extra time with old fashioned TV this week, because when it goes away, it's going to feel for you like a long-lived pet is dying. Like a parrot, or a turtle. Or a chimp.
You can learn more about the digital switch and the related sciencey stuff at Buzz's Digital Television feature.
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I'm curious how supplies of digital converter boxes are holding up in electronics stores. I was talking to a neighbor this weekend who has his government voucher to offset the cost of buying one, but he hadn't gone to the store yet. I told him he should hurry before there's a run on them.
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