Comments on: DTV Conversion A Fraud Bought By Congress

By: Tom Remington

Tom Remington — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 12:01:44 +0000

I’ve done the same thing Howard and depending on weather I might be able to get one channel.

I know of no class action suits being filed but if I do, I’ll leave a comment here. Perhaps you could start one.

By: Howard Nelson

Howard Nelson — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 11:54:24 +0000

Digital conversion boxes don’t work for me, even with a new expensive digital antenna, a rotor and a signal amplifier. Where can we join a class action against the government to get our money back?

By: The Great Digital Television Conversion Consumer Heist : Conservative Zone

The Great Digital Television Conversion Consumer Heist : Conservative Zone — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 12:17:53 +0000

[...] about one year ago, I told you that the DTV conversion and transition was a joke and a lie. I have listened to talk radio hosts [...]

By: The Great Digital Television Conversion Consumer Heist : Black Bear Blog

The Great Digital Television Conversion Consumer Heist : Black Bear Blog — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 12:16:13 +0000

[...] about one year ago, I told you that the DTV conversion and transition was a joke and a lie. I have listened to talk radio hosts [...]

By: 1mercury1

1mercury1 — Wed, 20 May 2009 21:56:27 +0000

It’s like you were in my head, I live in an area that is called camp for most that visit. I get some channels but the weather really determines when I can watch them. I’ve been told its the trees moving around so if you do try and put up a tower I’d get it above them. But if your like me you would need about 100ft or more. good luck with your camp TV.

By: Tom Remington

Tom Remington — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 13:39:27 +0000

Let’s not lose sight of the fact that taxpayers were duped for around $2.5 billion so the tv stations can continue to turn their profits without much investment beyond equipment conversion that produces the digital signal.

By: jes

jes — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 11:40:24 +0000

Try the emergency/weather radio….you might well pick that up, as it is still on “analog” and they are on NOAA, They have the best weather, anyway….and would have any warnings in the area.
I had the feeling this was going to happen…the same as cellular signals, when they went digital….

By: George

George — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 04:02:21 +0000

400 channels of crap to choose from and nothing on. Just read a good book. You might miss a good ball game or some motor sports. But trust us your not missing much else

By: wm

wm — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 02:56:51 +0000

We, citizens of Ocotillo, California, are about to lose our TV signal due to the DTV changeover. The DTV web site calls us the signal fringe folks-who will lose over the air signals and not be able to receive the replacement digital signal (the digital signal will not carry horizontally to fringe areas as does the over the air signal). Our entire community will be placed in eminent danger if this conversion is allowed to happen.

One third of community was washed away in a flood in the late 60s. (we received no outside aid and the flooded area remains the same ). Our ONLY access to weather and National weather warnings are from CBS and NBC in Yuma Arizona-both of which, offer us a good over the air picture but no digital picture. We are left with Fox,located in El Centro, which we receive via digital signal but they offer NO local news.

The government has left us out before. No one required Communication giants to extend their offerings to rural folks, hence we have NO high speed internet. We have NO Time Warner cable etc. Now this government is telling us on the DTV website that the “majority” will receive better picture and sound with this conversion. Does this justify endangering our lives?

Our only digital reception staion Ch9-Fox of El Centro, Ca., has split the high definition signal 3 ways so that they are no longer high definition but a mess- characterized by large pixels and a glassed-over appearance on a par with a VHS tape running at slow speed. To insult us even further they are broadcasting in a foreign language aimed at a foreign country on 9-3. The FCC in tolerating this behavior is acting irresponsibly as the protector of our air waves!

The DTV propaganda is more govenment lies pushed at the people without a debate or hearing on the issues.

We have already suffered enough! My “digital” tv -says so on the front i n large letters-cost me $1500-which was not digital so I had to buy the conversion box plus the computer conversion kit plus hours spent writing DTV (who does not respond to our e-mails over this issue) plus $125 for antenna and $60 for mast.

As the owners, we feel we have a constitutional right to these air waves, as they belong to we citizens-all of us not just a majority. No citizen left behind should and must be the policy!
Any government that places its citizens in jeopardy is evil and should be …..

By: George

George — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 21:38:13 +0000

I wonder what Charles Spurgen would have said to this?