Photos: A Fond Farewell to Analog Television


	Photos: A Fond Farewell to Analog Television
clip-on-tie
6-12-2009 8:37 PM
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clip-on-tie says:
On June 12, 2009, all analog television transmission in the U.S. will cease. Older sets that are not hooked up to a special converter box will no longer work.
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6-13-2009 10:02 PM
The Infowarrior
Now they absolute control over what you see, digital imagery is alot easier to manipulate than analog.
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