Bring analog tv back!!!!!!!
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Mar 30th, 2016Someone from Shandaken, NY signed.
Mar 25th, 2016Someone from Sloughhouse, CA writes:
PLEASE BRING BACK ANALOG--MY OLDER TV'S WORK WONDERFULLY WITH ANALOGMar 24th, 2016Someone from Los Angeles, CA signed.
Mar 23rd, 2016Someone from Independence, MO signed.
Mar 22nd, 2016Someone from Burbank, CA writes:
Digital TV is rubbish. Don't get rid of something good for the sake of "progress".REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelMar 17th, 2016Someone from Severna Park, MD writes:
I totally agree I remember back in boy scouts I smuggled a portable TV in my sleeping bag, watched ten and stumpy while others were watching leaves. I still have that portable TV all I can watch on it is a visual representation of what your foot falling asleep looks like.... Static And people would be not throwing out the crt TV. Less waste of resourcesREPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelMar 16th, 2016Someone from Munford, TN writes:
GIVE ME BACK MY ANALOG TELEVISION!!! To show how terrible digital tv is, I got so fed up today with this annoying digital signal, I searched the internet to see if there was some where I could complain and it didn't take long to find a place. Man how I miss analog tv. You know I haven't seen NBC sense the 2015 Super Bowl?! And it took me 3.5 qtrs to get it to come in. Few days later it went out again and I just said " to hell with it!" That was February 2015. Got so tired of the high cost of cable going up and up and up. And what about the people who can't just flat out afford it? Who just want to enjoy the local morning or afternoon news. And all these Dam Antennas that promise you all these stations you'll get, and make sure they're pointed toward the station tower" blah blah blah! And end up, that $75 antenna does no better than a $7 pair of rabbit ears. JESUS CHRIST!! What was the point of dtv? Remember the day if your antenna broke and you could take a wire close hanger : or just a piece of wire and get some kind of 'reception. Now you get frozen pictures or no signal. Why can't all the stations have the same signal strengths? I've moved a few times in the past five years. From the city to the suburbs to the smallest of township. Still certain stations want come in. But no matter where I live, I can always get the same 7 or 8 christian and real old movie channels clear as a bell. No matter how close or how far I am to the station tower. Why can't the rest of the channels be like that. Wasn't digital tv supposed to do that for all the stations? Huh? Somethings should be left alone. Who's bright idea was this in the first place? PLEASE GIVE ME BACK MY ANALOG TV. DIGITAL TELEVISION REALLY REALLY SUCKS.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelMar 16th, 2016Someone from Munford, TN writes:
GIVE ME BACK MY ANALOG TELEVISION!!! To show how terrible digital tv is, I got so fed up today with this annoying digital signal, I searched the internet to see if there was some where I could complain and it didn't take long to find a place. Man how I miss analog tv. You know I haven't seen NBC sense the 2015 Super Bowl?! And it took me 3.5 qtrs to get it to come in. Few days later it went out again and I just said " to hell with it!" That was February 2015. Got so tired of the high cost of cable going up and up and up. And what about the people who can't just flat out afford it? Who just want to enjoy the local morning or afternoon news. And all these Dam Antennas that promise you all these stations you'll get, and make sure they're pointed toward the station tower" blah blah blah! And end up, that $75 antenna does no better than a $7 pair of rabbit ears. JESUS CHRIST!! What was the point of dtv? Remember the day if your antenna broke and you could take a wire close hanger : or just a piece of wire and get some kind of 'reception. Now you get frozen pictures or no signal. Why can't all the stations have the same signal strengths? I've moved a few times in the past five years. From the city to the suburbs to the smallest of township. Still certain stations want come in. But no matter where I live, I can always get the same 7 or 8 christian and real old movie channels clear as a bell. No matter how close or how far I am to the station tower. Why can't the rest of the channels be like that. Wasn't digital tv supposed to do that for all the stations? Huh? Somethings should be left alone. Who's bright idea was this in the first place? PLEASE GIVE ME BACK MY ANALOG TV. DIGITAL TELEVISION REALLY REALLY SUCKS.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelMar 15th, 2016Someone from Fresno, CA signed.
Mar 14th, 2016Someone from Highland Park, IL signed.
Mar 12th, 2016Someone from Mount Dora, FL signed.
Mar 12th, 2016Someone from Dallas, GA writes:
Digital broadcasts are completely useless....let me explain why. Because of its design, it only works well if you have PERFECT signal. Otherwise it skips. So, those that implemented this******ASSUME that everyone has perfect signal. That's an ASININE assumption on their part, and is not grounded in reality or facts. I've been watching over-the-air my entire life and static/low signal is THE NORM, not the exception. The vast majority of the time when I was watching analog there was always some static. Very VERY rarely did anything come in perfectly. On digital, static has been replaced by skipping. In other words, where you would've had static/snow before you now have skipping. IN EVERY INSTANCE WHERE YOU'D NORMALLY GET STATIC. That effectively means that there's always some skipping. The skipping makes it pointless trying to watch anything. With static/snow you could still watch and it wasn't unwatchable. The skipping is unwatchable! I can't stand it for more than 5-10 minutes before I either have to mute it or turn it off. Dialogue gets interrupted so you can't understand anything. Miss an important part of the show, because of a blank ****ing screen every 5 seconds? At least with static you could still see some of the image through the static, and hear part of the audio. No more. I can't believe someone actually approved this shit! I don't want to be a conspiracy nutter, but I tend to believe this was done on purpose to force people into paying for cable. Like the American government believes its everyone's patriotic duty to contribute to the economy, and of course that means SPENDING more. Its not just the skipping making me think this way, the quality of the programming has drastically decreased since the 90's, it almost seems meant to shame people for not being "successful" enough to afford cable!REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelMar 6th, 2016Someone from Amityville, NY writes:
I don't like digital television either. It's unreliable and doesn't even look that good.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelFeb 28th, 2016Someone from Kewadin, MI writes:
This is 2016 and I can't even watch television without losing the signal every other day. It's driving me nuts! What do I do if there's an emergency?!REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelFeb 25th, 2016Someone from Johnstown, PA writes:
This transmission system is atrocious. Constant pixelation and dropouts. I've never made it through a half hour program without an interruption. How can this system be at all reliable in the case of an emergency? Seems the only people benefitting from it are the companies overseas peddling the garbage electronics that make it "work". I count seven analog tuners in my house that were rendered completely useless when the switch occurred. I'd rather watch snow at this point.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelFeb 20th, 2016Someone from Ada, OK signed.
Feb 20th, 2016Someone from Sun Valley, CA writes:
Analog is the traditional way to go, in fact analog cell towers should be brought back also because the lower class or analog enthusiast will greatly benefit from it leading to more profit. I guess congress likes to ignore money.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelFeb 19th, 2016Someone from Salida, CO signed.
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Feb 6th, 2016Someone from Fairfield, TX writes:
Well why don't we just cater to rich people and make it harder and harder for people who are trying to better themselves and their family. I'm 2 hours from Houston and 1 hour from Waco and 1 hour from Dallas and I only pick up one channel and even that is spotty at times. With analog I could get at least 4 channels. And if bad weather comes you can forget about watching the news on the tv for a warning. So its been over 5 years since the switch and the digital signal is still not very strong. I am very disappointed especially with all the technology that has advanced today. Surely there is a solution for this problem? Or does that not even matter cause the people who use this service don't have money to forward to big corporations who fund politicians when they run for office?REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelFeb 5th, 2016Someone from Walton, KY writes:
I was telling my 2 elementary age children about analog TV, and they both think it sounds better than Digital.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelJan 27th, 2016Someone from Barnesville, OH writes:
I used to get 5 different networks. Now if I'm lucky I get one.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelJan 26th, 2016Someone from Washington, DC signed.
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Jan 20th, 2016Someone from Henrico, VA writes:
What good does my Sony FD-2A Watchman from 1985/08 have? None as far as I'm concerned... unless we get analog back. Digital TV showcases severe audiovisual compression artifacts, which become unnerving after a certain period of time, depending on your tolerance.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelJan 17th, 2016Someone from Ridgewood, NY writes:
Digital tv is like communism, sounds great! Looks terrible!REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelJan 16th, 2016Someone from Moore, TX writes:
Just wanted to watch PBS - supposedly a channel for everybody. ..wellnot anymore. My digital tv experience can be likened to playing a cd after you run sandpaper across it. I...t...s...ki...p...s...a lo...t...ca ..no...t...under...sta....nd wh...a...t is be...in...g s...a...idREPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelJan 16th, 2016Someone from Queen Creek, AZ writes:
I agree with all the comments posted here. Digital TV is terrible! Bring back analog!REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelJan 16th, 2016Someone from Middletown, OH writes:
Yeah, try watching the football game playoffs with digital tv. Sure, digital looks great when it works but when it doesn't you lose everything. boosted antennae can even make it worse.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelJan 10th, 2016Someone from Arlington, TX signed.
Jan 9th, 2016Someone from Butler, PA writes:
Digital tv sucks. I may have only gotten a CBS,ABC, NBC and a PBS and a UHF Channel but they can in clear, and I didn't have to move the antenna. Now I get 2 CBS channels one of which is nothing but 50's shows, NO ABC OR NBC stations,4 PBS, only 2 of which are not cooking shows or 50's style shows, and 4 I repeat 4 shopping channel type channels. What the hell do I want shopping channels for. GO BACK TO ANALOG CHANNELS OR PROVIDE MORE REMOTE BROADCAST ANTENNAS SO THAT SOMEONE WHO IS ONLY 22 MILES FROM THE STATION CAN ACTUALLY GET OVER THE AIR BROADCAST. And cable service is over 40.00 a month for basic stations and a bunch of crappy stations like those mentioned above. Nothing but shopping channels and the information channel, a bunch of audio music channels and absolutely nothing of value in the way of anything someone would want to watch.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelJan 7th, 2016Someone from Turlock, CA signed.
Jan 7th, 2016Someone from Helena, MT writes:
The only way I am able to access television, following the nation's switch to digital, is by purchasing satellite service. This is because of the mountains in my area. It does not seem right that a senior should pay over $100/month to view local news.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelJan 6th, 2016Someone from Independence, MO writes:
Digital TV sucks I hate TRYING to watch the news or anything for that matter I grew up on analog TV and there was absolutely nothing wrong with it I don't see the purpose in this digital crap it is no where near the picture it use to be its awful trash that's not even worth your time with the BEST digital antenna please switch it back to something that I can watch the local events on the news I mean seriously this is crap. Forced to buy cable or you are stuck with junk when we once had something we could at least watch this digital is complete shit!REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelJan 4th, 2016Someone from Erie, PA writes:
I think that digital tv should be a good a analog as it has been many years now!REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelJan 2nd, 2016Someone from Huntsville, AL writes:
Surely there's still a role for analog tv on low power local stations. Why restrict our freedom more than necessary?REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelDec 30th, 2015Someone from Grand Prairie, TX writes:
It's all been said, and I know it's futile to ask a snake to be anything else' but bring it back. I have never noticed police or firemen using tv to communicate as Mr. B. once said. I think more and more as I write this that maybe we should just put all tv down in the trash. Trash in trash out. Do we really need a box telling us lies and distracting us from the life in front of us? I guess I'd miss a few shows, but then again maybe I'd learn a new language. (or notice a few more important things going on in the world.) In any case bring it back. Digital sucks rope.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelDec 29th, 2015Someone from Mountlake Terrace, WA writes:
Why are we paying for this when it is substandard quality? We cannot even watch TV half of the time because all the channels pixelate and freeze constantly. The cable companies don't care because the few that exist have a monopoly so they can provide horrible service at exhibit ant prices and get away with it.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelDec 29th, 2015Someone from Calumet, MI writes:
This is ridiculous. Had 5 channels before the switch now I get 2 sometimes and that's with a 100 mile digital antenna. All I want is to be able to watch the news. Is that asking too much?REPORT COMMENTS
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