tv converter box choice?.
i need some help choosing which tv converter box to buy.
i have two united states government issued converter box $40 coupons good till 9-9-08. .
I don't see any apartment buildings here with 4 dishes per apartment hanging on the roofs.
My understanding of the law (and I'm not a lawyer, I would recommend consulting one) is that the renters must be allowed to install a satellite dish on an area they have exclusive rights to, such as a balcony, patio, or outside their window. They do not have to be allowed to install a dish or antenna on a common area, such as a roof.
tv converter box choice?.
i need some help choosing which tv converter box to buy.
i have two united states government issued converter box $40 coupons good till 9-9-08. .
"I own some apartments and I won't let them put dishes on my buildings. Last time they called me, they threatened me with legal action. Dish Network is worse." Gary, the law is on their side, specifically section 207 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996, and especially the 1998 amendment dealing with renters. If they make good on their threat to take you to court, you should probably give in before wasting your money fighting them. Sorry.
tv converter box choice?.
i need some help choosing which tv converter box to buy.
i have two united states government issued converter box $40 coupons good till 9-9-08. .
I realize there is a prevailing thought, and maybe it's even true, that watching any amount of television is a waste of time. I happen to disagree. I feel like watching television can be a waste of time, or it can be a very enjoyable form of rest and relaxation. Watching bad television is a waste of time. I have the utmost respect for people that decide to cut television out of their lives completely. I actually did this myself for about two years. But if you're going to watch television anyway, you might as well have the best experience you can while you're doing it. Have a nice collection of movies, get a DVR so you aren't at the mercy of whatever happens to be on at the time and you don't have to sit through commercials, and have a nice TV with a decent home theater setup. It definitely is a quality of life issue.
tv converter box choice?.
i need some help choosing which tv converter box to buy.
i have two united states government issued converter box $40 coupons good till 9-9-08. .
Galileo, if you think buying a hdtv improves your quality of life, you need some priority adjustment and reevaluation.
Ha! I love my movies, and I won't apologize for it. In the last few years, I've built a media room, put in outdoor speakers, a pool, built a large outdoor patio with a nice barbecue grill, and learned to be a very good cook. Every one of these things has improved my quality of life. My house is the "party house" among my circle of friends. Every weekend it is packed with my friends, swimming, barbecuing, and/or watching movies. I absolutely love it.
tv converter box choice?.
i need some help choosing which tv converter box to buy.
i have two united states government issued converter box $40 coupons good till 9-9-08. .
Didn't you hear that those things cause global warming?
I hadn't heard that at all, so I read the article. That article said basically that we don't know what impact manufacturing HDTVs have, that it hasn't been measured. It really sounds like one scientist trying to make a name for himself. If it is ever shown that it has a serious impact, I'll re-evaluate my position.
There's no sense in running out and buying a $1500 tv when you have a perfectly good one that needs a converter box. People are so wasteful.
I suppose you would have said the same thing in the 60's when people were replacing their black and white TV's with color. The difference is almost that great. I don't think improving your quality of life is wasteful. Also, the last HDTV I bought (a 42" Panasonic from Costco) cost $950, not $1500, and it's a very highly rated name brand television, not some generic knock off.
I've got two pretty new Sony flat screens, a 36" and a 32", and a couple older ones that work good. I'm inclined not to watch very much TV. I never watch drama and I multitask with what TV I do watch.
Any TV you bought in the last few years shouldn't need a converter box. I'm almost certain your Sony's won't need them. A TV doesn't have to be HD to not need a converter box, it just has to be able to receive a digital signal. Also, satellite TV is digital by default, so any TV you have hooked up to a satellite converter box is already set. You don't need to change anything or invest in new equipment. It is already receiving a digital signal; nothing will change when the digital transition occurs.
this guy had me crakin up.
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www.youtube.com/watch?v=wnrrodgbehk.
If any comedian can pick up the mantle dropped by George Carlin, it's Doug Stanhope
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j_uz-A4EOI0&feature=related
tv converter box choice?.
i need some help choosing which tv converter box to buy.
i have two united states government issued converter box $40 coupons good till 9-9-08. .
Just bite the bullet and buy an HDTV. I got a fifty inch for my media room and I liked it so much I ended up getting a 42 inch for my bedroom. The future is now. Embrace it.
just something else to throw onto the atheist v theist debate.. .
high iq turns academics into atheists .
12 june 2008. by rebecca attwood.
I think most serial killers have above average IQ's.
I was waiting for someone to bring up Hitler or the Holocaust as a way to demonize smart people, but I suppose this is close enough.
just something else to throw onto the atheist v theist debate.. .
high iq turns academics into atheists .
12 june 2008. by rebecca attwood.
Another reason I believe scientists tend to be atheists is that they have a very well developed reasoning abiltiy, much moreso than the population in general. Critical thinking is an absolute necessity to do science.
Incidentally, I think a poll of the members of this board would also be skewed, as I believe most here to have a higher I.Q. and better critical thinking ability than the population in general. We, after all, were members of a brainwashing cult and managed to reason our way out of it.
just something else to throw onto the atheist v theist debate.. .
high iq turns academics into atheists .
12 june 2008. by rebecca attwood.
I'm an atheist, but I agree with the poster that said this researcher is just a headline grabber. The poll that was referred to as an example (about how virtually all scientists at the top level are either atheists or agnostics) I have also cited many times. Yes they all have very high I.Q.s, but they are also a very unique sample set. They spend their lives examining the natural world and have learned or discovered a tremendous amount of information about how the world functions. They look at things many people consider proof of the existence of a creator and find naturalistic explanations where no creator is required. I believe that is one of the main reasons why they tend to be atheists, and of the remaining minority, those that aren't atheists tend to be agnostics.
On the other hand, a poll of the faculties at leading seminaries would also yield a sample set that have high I.Q.s, yet the results would be very different.
Freudian: You're young yet. Some day you'll quit being indecisive and come over to the dark side!
