Digital Television!

What's on the grill?

Digital television.

I was said if the government wanted a revolution on its hands, it shouldn't take away people's guns or freedom of worship, they should take away their television sets.

Well, someone got the brilliant idea that television should switch from analog to digital. It would be so much better! And we'll give you new channels to boot! And if you don't have cable or satelite, we'll even give you money to help pay for your new converter box.

I got one of those converter boxes. Two in fact.

So, is my TV experience any better?

Nope! Now, instead of getting all these crystal-clear channels, I only get a new all-weather format and a B-movie/ Mr. Ed channel. That's it!

Even better, the one station we watch, the PBS affiliate, the only one my daughter watches, doesn't work at all. We'll get two images a minute, followed by 58 seconds of "no signal."

But it still gets better! I've had to buy whole new antennas for this operation! Guess what! They don't work either!

Finally, I have to reinstall the DVD each time I need to watch something.

Digital television, the change we can believe in!

Digital television.

Look for a post about digital television in the next few days.