29 Jun 08 07:33, Roger Nelson wrote to Roy Witt:


 RW>> RN> Unless I'm misreading and/or misunderstanding, that appears to
 RW>> be a
 RW>> RN> discount for people who have analog receivers. DirecTV's
 RW>> receivers
 RW>> RN> are digital/stereo and so are their telecasts.  It's the HD
 RW>> receiver
 RW>> RN> that's gonna cost.  Thanks for the URL anyway.

 RW>> No, those are the digital to analog converters to view over the air
 RW>> HDTV on a conventional TV. You'll need one of these if you have a
 RW>> analog TV and get your TV programming over the air from a local
 RW>> station. They will all be switching to HDTV broadcasts next
 RW>> February.

 RN> My TV is a digital HD.

Then you won't need a converter.

 RW>> The HD receivers themselves only cost $59, but the government want's
 RW>> you to have one, so they issue two $40 discount cards so you can buy
 RW>> them.

 RN> DirecTV wants $99 for the HD receiver.

Forget that.

 RW>> For $20, Tom can still watch what he can get without going to cable.

 RN> He can, but I wouldn't go back to cable.

When we lived in San Diego, Time Warner charged us $49 for cable and
Roadrunner. When we moved to Texas, Time Warner was charging $99 for the
same service. We signed up with the intention of getting DSL and satelite
TV eventually. Three months later, they increased the price of cable
another $10...I disconnected the very same day we received the increase
notice. I had DSL installed within a few days and DishNet within a week.
All for $60/month.

                R\%/itt



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