Japan TV going digital
If you are living in Japan, be forewarned that your current television may become obsolete in July 2011, just five short years from now.
At that time Japan will discontinue analog television broadcasting, which means that analog television sets will not longer be able to receive any TV show broadcast here without the addition of a special digital tuner.
Despite the fact that this deadline approaching relatively shortly, only about 30% of the people in Japan know about the upcoming changeover from analog to digital broadcasting.
Consumers generally buy new television sets every 10 years. Digital television sets account for only about 10 percent of some 100 million television sets across the country because such TV sets are expensive and public relations activities have been slow.
February 17, 2009 is the magic date in the U.S. according to the FCC - all analog TV programming is supposed to cease. And then the Second Coming of Christ.
May 31st, 2006 at 9:59 amAnd then the Second Coming of Christ.
May 31st, 2006 at 10:29 amThat’ll be pay per view.
Any corresponding improvement in content planned - or is that too much to ask.
May 31st, 2006 at 10:42 amAs long as there’s more comedy violence and less oishiiii, I’m happy.
May 31st, 2006 at 10:48 amNo kidding!
Shows of people eating and exclaiming their sensory pleasure drive me crazy.
I say such shows are nothing more than gastromic pornography.
May 31st, 2006 at 10:54 amGastroporn!
May 31st, 2006 at 11:20 amLet me write that one down…
Anybody for some Coq au Vin?? Plenty to go around!!
May 31st, 2006 at 11:41 amThis is not as big a deal as everyone makes it out to be. First, if you have cable TV, you will still be able to get an analog signal from your cable company. Second, inexpensive decoder boxes will be available to convert the digital signal to analog for older TVs.
In any case, you’ll have no problem using your analog TV in 1011 or beyond.
May 31st, 2006 at 1:07 pmBut when they switch off the signal, I’ll be forced to go out and get a huge home cinema system! Well, not forced, perhaps…
May 31st, 2006 at 2:32 pmSounds like a pornucopia of problems in all of this.
May 31st, 2006 at 3:22 pmBetween: 19 sep. 2005 - 15 oct. 2007 in Sweden (four stages, not the whole country at once). I got it at 21 september 2005. But i can turn my TV antenna to another area that doesnt go digital until 3 nov. 2006
May 31st, 2006 at 7:30 pmRegarding Second coming of C****t.
June 1st, 2006 at 6:53 amYou wouldn’t happen to hold the copyright on that?
*remora asks slyly*
Or has it already been snapped up by Gilliam/Ghibli/Gibson et al ??
It’s a corker of a title…(just wondering!!).
LOL. Hey steal it if you want to remora..
June 1st, 2006 at 7:36 amI happen to be in talks with Toei at the moment.
June 1st, 2006 at 7:44 amAny ideas on casting?? Tadanobu?..Takeuchi Riki? I’m easy.