It turns out that in 2011, most television in Canada will be digital. Which means if you don't buy the receiver, no more Mansbridge or HNIC for you.
I never thought I would be defending the right to television in this blog: however, I can't decide whether this will be good for very poor people (the only ones likely to go without) or whether tv, in this day and age, vaguely qualifies as a human right. Strange...
One thing's for sure, this is the end of 'country cable' as we knew it.
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2011 will see the dawn of pirate analogue television stations.
I plan on being in on the ground floor.
One of the main reasons for this move over to digital TV is because a digital signal takes up significantly less bandwidth than an analog signal. The RF landscape is already incredibly crowded today. As an audio tech who frequently uses numerous wireless mics and in-ear monitors for shows near the world's largest antenna, I can personally attest to this congestion. 10 years ago, you could use the VHF range with no problems. Then the industry was forced to migrate to the UHF bands and things were fine. Now it's getting more and more difficult to find free frequency ranges. And that's just a perspective from my particular industry. Cordless phones, wireless internet, cell phones, OnStar, etc.... these devices all require room in the RF spectrum. By 2011, the conversion of TV to a purely digital format will help provide some much-needed breathing room.
Interesting. I never thought of it that way but I bet it's a real problem in your line of work.
I guess you could say that bandwidth pollution is a result of modern technology as well.
I am beginning to think that 'space' will not exist in our ultra modern society. If it still exists at the moment is certainly debatable.
Information is everywhere. We are literally breathing it in.
The rich people should be so lucky, in this particular case. I hardly see this as a negative thing.
P.S. watch the film Network.
P.P.S. Hi Amy. I miss you. Hope all is well.
Honestly, I think that watching television is a "luxury" of some sort, although we don't really think of it that way. If you want to watch tv, then you'll have to put up with what you have, with what the broadcasters put out and what the "rules and regulations" are. Anyways, if someone really wants to watch television that badly, I'm sure that they'll invest the small ammount it will take to buy the receiver. After all, it's only a one-time payment for hours and hours of entertainment. We'll just have to decide if it's worth it or not.
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