There were, apparently, news teams from all over the country in our little hamlet because we are the first market in the entire country to switch to digital TV. We even rated a photo in the LA Times. Oooooh! How groovy is that, baby?
There was a ceremony and everything. I just keep imagining the committee that decided Wilmington, NC should go first in this big switch. Is it an honor of some kind? Do we have a lot of those older TVs in town that won't work with the new service? (Don't panic. Just get a switch box or a new TV.) Why us? I don't have the answer to that question. Do you?
I do have the answer to that question hovering on the lips of all you remote-clutching Lost addicts: No. This does not mean you suddenly get high-definition TV (HDTV). Nope. That's not what it means. It's digital TV (DTV), that's all. As in, not analog TV anymore. Because. Well, it's about time.
I'd be really excited if we were one of those cities getting experimental all-over-the-place (that's the technical term) Wi-Fi. Digital TV? Am I supposed to be excited about this? Are you?
Nope. And we don't have a digital TV or a switch box. Don't tell anyone, but our TV signal still looks just fine.
ReplyDeleteA friend forwarded an article to me how, since our "five stations" are owned by two companies, the switchover is not that big of a victory.
ReplyDeleteMan, it must be bad when people are snarking about whether Wilmaville should claim success in its switch to digital TV.