Re:My dear old dad vs. digital television (Score 1)

I hear what you are saying, and I don't think anyone would pass up the oportunity to have a cheaper digital receiver. But the problem is not *what* the government is mandating, it's that they *are* mandating it. The FCC has no business forcing consumers to use a technology that is not absolutely vital to the health of the economy. People vote with their dollars, and that's what drives the economy. Would you want Uncle Sam telling you what brand of car you can/can't drive?