Television viewers have been reminded over and over again about the upcoming switch for television- from analog television to digital. So why keep the older TV sets?
According to USA Today, tossing out the old television sets may be hazardous to the environment. Television sets contain numerous hazaradous toxins, and tossing them away can be illegal in some states.
People are gearing up for the switch, set to start February 17 unless it is pushed back to June 12. They are tossing out televisions that may have much life available because they are afraid they can't use it with the new cable transition coming fast.
But the best thing to do is to keep the television sets and buy a converter that will keep the television living a few more years.
Not only will it save you money, but it will help prevent a hazardous event from happening. I believe that the media must advertise more about the converter box to the public, that way people aren't so scared about losing cable. I'm sure a lot of people think they have to purchase an expensive TV, and with the economy as bad as it is, they aren't willing to do that, but all they really need is a converter box.
If congress passes the bill to delay the conversion, people will not only have more time to purchase a converter set, or a new TV, but they will also have more time to be rid of those old television sets in a positive way.
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I believe that there are still coupons that they're giving out for converter boxes, and not only that, I remember hearing in the news about a week or two back that places like Best Buy are still accepting expired coupons for the converter box.
ReplyDeleteI also feel that Congress should pass the bill to delay the conversion. You're right when you say that people will have more time to purchase a converter set if they push the conversion back.
Good blog. I was thinking about that when I woke up this morning.
I don’t really see the point in the entire change from analog to digital anyway. Yeah technology is going into a different direction but doing so shouldn't cost such a big confusion due to the change.
ReplyDeleteThe TVs can be sent to certain locations that dispose of them properly if it can't be used. And the converter boxes were basically being given away with the instant rebates that were given out.
I hope this change is going to be positively noticeable when the time comes.
Analog television switching to digital is an unnessacary change in my opinion. The picture will be much clearer but a lot of people don't care about that type of stuff. I'm gonna feel bad for the senior citizens that are too stubborn to make the switch. And with this information that tossing out the televisions may be hazardous is more bad news. We cut down too many trees as it is. I don't approve of the switch.
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