[NTLUG:Discuss] Re: Discuss Digest, Vol 24, Issue 4

[Chris Cox]

  tr_data1 wrote:
...
> The imposed flag is not supposed break the pre-flag HDTV products
> (nor make them illegal to use beyond July 2005). Also, non-HDTV
> broadcasting is planned to eventially be phased out. My guess is
> that people will be able to buy converters (HDTV->NTSC) so they
> can still use their old TVs.

Also (I hope) we all know that this doesn't prevent the
folks who make, sell, trade illegal copies of content at all (!).
This strictly hurts grandma and grandpa.

Of course, by the time this happens, the remaining few good
shows on TV will be off the air and nobody will care.
It'll all be porn by then.