Best Buy drops all TVs without digital tuners
This day was bound to come, but it’s still a little bittersweet. Big box retailer Best Buy has announced that they will be dropping all televisions that don’t have some form of digital tuner. The move, of course, is being carried out in anticipation of the February 17th, 2009 lights out date for analog broadcast TV set by the FCC. This date, which has been pushed back repeatedly, is supposed to mark the day that TV will no longer be broadcasted in the analog realm. Analog to digital converters will be available, so that "old" set won’t be rendered completely useless, but best believe that it will continue to get harder to find one of the analog dinosaurs as the years progress. Anyone down to check the sales rack at your local Best Buy? We’re guessing they’re having a fire sale.
This was all over the news last night, the FCC is turning off or saying the the non digital has to be phased out by 2009, but they’ll start giving out coupons for $40.00 next year towards the purchase of a digital converter box that sells for $60.00.
Why did every other website have this posted yesterday? Send this article back to yesterday when it was relevant.
this is old, and or, stupid
Maybe this is posted today because the people that run the site had better things to do. A better question is why do you post useless comments. Some people, like myself, didnt hear about this.
Thank you for using ‘drops’ as the word is intended and understood.
Thanks Steve for dropping that lesson on everyone.
I didnt hear about the story either, good news though.
BEST BUY SUCKS!!!!
‘07 in this mug! Better upgrade! Uh, “PLASMA”!
Thank you JK for using “drops” as defined and intended.