The Digital Television Switch: Part 1

A news package on the switch in less than a year that is coming to the United States to all digital television. This series of packages was produced to educate those that might be unfamiliar with digital television, the broadcasting process, the difference between digital and high definition television and a host of other related issues.

Produced at WSAW Newschannel 7 in Wausau Wisconsin. Written and voiced by Mikel Lauber, photographed and edited by Erik Cieslewicz with contributed photography from Jason Klappa and Matthew Behrens.

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• television
• digital
• high
• definition
• tv
• febuary
• switch
• over
• wausau
• wsaw
• lauber
• cieslewicz

[Techraingeek]

WSAW looks good in HD :D

[ourtwicebabies]

You got that right TheSpokenFont. I wonder what type of waves are being transmitted to viewers through HDTV? God Bless..

[slipp309]

You sir are crazy, and Paranoid

[Taino187]

They will be able to SEE what your SEEING, your choices of news and information will be known to them (they can then know thru which sources to better feed you propaganda) They will be able to SEE whats on the DVDs you are watching, Your home movies and any other type of info played thru your TV will be viewable by them, THEY WANT TO SEE WHAT YOUR SEEING what you have access to, what information you have in storage media CDs DVDs, They want to control what your SEEING.

[Taino187]

In Digital TV it is harder to spot EDITING of the VIDEO in other words FAKE VIDEO!!! In Analog, Video Edits are easier to spot even by the average person.

They can feed you fake information, images, and video thru Digital TV alot easier.

Much easier to manipulate the publics opinion and will.

[Kenzofeis]

You are hereby forced to have a better picture and be told what you are watching. It's for your own good. That's why its THE LAW. OBEY. OBEY. OBEY. Obeying yet? It's good for you! OBEY.

[lordsmokeadoob420]

its like anything else our government has done, its a SCAM to get you to pay through your ass for something most people get for free. More money for more Rich people, just like the (sic) "Patriotic" bailout

Digital images SUCK in comparison to Analog image.

I wonder how many TAX DOLLARS they have wasted to force people to buy a converter.

BOYCOTT COMCAST, and all other supporters of this Draconian law. Boycott corporate whoredom in the guise of liberty.

Turn off your TVS and think

[intrepgun]

er, perhaps the tvs/set-top boxes THEMSELVES won't be transmitting info, but perhaps there will be easier ways to monitor what is being transmitted to what area/home.

i don't know exactly how it would be done, but it does feel to me like the first choice of government in terms of television.

[intrepgun]

the tvs/ set-top boxes will be able to transmit information. that seems like the likeliest of reasons to me. a way to gather 'intelligence' on people's viewing habits. behavior is VERY highly regarded amongst those who wish to manipulate it- for good or ill.

[thespokenfont]

How simple minded can you people be? Have you seen the commercial about switching to digital TV? it says " ALL TV SIGNALS WILL SWITCH TO DIGITAL , BECAUSE " ITS BETTER" AND " ITS THE LAW.. why the hell would our government make a LAW to switch to another medium like digital, simply because its a better picture ?? Give me a damned break!There is something bigger to this whole switch to digital thing, much much bigger and you fools better wake up before its too late.!!!