On Fri, 7 Dec 2007 17:39:19 -0500, "Eisboch"
wrote:


"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
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And don't even get me started on this digital TV fiasco.

I spent several hours trying to explain to my son why going to digital TV is
good.
All I got was glassy eyed stares.

But, sometime's it's better to read it. He sent me the following link the
next day with an acknowledgement that he now, "got it".

http://www.spectrum.ieee.org/mar04/3811

I understand the issue - I disagree with the conclusion.

I'll make the same argument that most people seem to be missing. It's
the same kind of blind spot that JimH has.

Eventually, with the lack of systems through put improvement and
increasing complexity of the digital "system" (which is becoming more
and more integrated) one failure point will cause system collapse.

Without the ability to bypass the digital system with analog signals
receivable by simple devices, the ability to communicate emergency
information is severely compromised.

With the increasing use of wireless everything, even simple tasks now
become vulnerable if the power grid fails. You have people who don't
understand why their wireless phones don't work when the power goes
out, how will you get them to understand that their TV won't work
because it's wirelessly connected to the digital cable box.

I'm telling you - the whole move to digital is going to lead to a
diaster and a big one.