Comments on: Here comes TV for everybody (Dec, 1951) http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/11/19/here-comes-tv-for-everybody/ Yesterday's tomorrow, today. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 18:19:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 By: rsterling78 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/11/19/here-comes-tv-for-everybody/comment-page-1/#comment-1062972 rsterling78 Sun, 23 Nov 2008 18:06:14 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/?p=6122#comment-1062972 Agree with the above. The hey day of TV was probably the 1960s to 1970s. Even since the 1980s there has been the odd show that I might watch, but as a medium, TV is past its prime. Agree with the above. The hey day of TV was probably the 1960s to 1970s. Even since the 1980s there has been the odd show that I might watch, but as a medium, TV is past its prime.

]]> By: George http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/11/19/here-comes-tv-for-everybody/comment-page-1/#comment-1062920 George Fri, 21 Nov 2008 01:26:02 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/?p=6122#comment-1062920 Agreed, John. The only thing I feel I've gotten out of high definition/digital is the ability to freeze the picture and read the fine print that tells us that yes, it's really $0 down and 0% interest, but there's a non-refundable $99 courtesy fee, the second month's interest is 42%, shipping for the DVD is 19.95, you're automatically enrolled in a $65/month insurance plan that protects you if your washing machine is stolen by aliens, and you can cancel any time by sending a registered letter to a post office box in Antarctica (please allow 270 days for cancellation to take effect). Agreed, John. The only thing I feel I’ve gotten out of high definition/digital is the ability to freeze the picture and read the fine print that tells us that yes, it’s really $0 down and 0% interest, but there’s a non-refundable $99 courtesy fee, the second month’s interest is 42%, shipping for the DVD is 19.95, you’re automatically enrolled in a $65/month insurance plan that protects you if your washing machine is stolen by aliens, and you can cancel any time by sending a registered letter to a post office box in Antarctica (please allow 270 days for cancellation to take effect).

]]> By: John M. Hanna http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/11/19/here-comes-tv-for-everybody/comment-page-1/#comment-1062916 John M. Hanna Thu, 20 Nov 2008 23:26:49 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/?p=6122#comment-1062916 Digital TV is the wave of the future. Hooray! Too bad there isn't anything on worth watching anymore. Going digital is like upgrading from a small picture of a dog turd to a big picture of a dog turd. Doesn't matter how good the technology is if all it does is make the crap come in clearer. Digital TV is the wave of the future. Hooray! Too bad there isn’t anything on worth watching anymore. Going digital is like upgrading from a small picture of a dog turd to a big picture of a dog turd. Doesn’t matter how good the technology is if all it does is make the crap come in clearer.

]]> By: bob http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/11/19/here-comes-tv-for-everybody/comment-page-1/#comment-1062909 bob Thu, 20 Nov 2008 17:41:52 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/?p=6122#comment-1062909 And the followup 57 years and two months later ... There goes TV for everybody (Feb, 2009) And the followup 57 years and two months later …

There goes TV for everybody (Feb, 2009)

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