The U.S. has been waiting for this move for a while now. Analog TV signals will be shut down in favor DTV. There’s a date for that, February 17, 2009 which was set a few years ago by the government. Shouldn’t that decision be respected?

It looks like the DTV switchover might be pushed back to June 12. And it’s the digital coupon’s fault in case you were wondering. Funds for those $40 coupons you needed ran out a few weeks ago but there are still users applying for them. About 2.1 million of them. That’s what happens if you fail to act on time like so many consumers have. If you know DTV is coming, why not get ready for it?

Will Congress push back the date to June? Instead of working on more important business the government is thinking about all those people that won’t be able to watch TV for a while. But hey, even the Romans were doing their best to offer as many Colosseum shows to the people. That way some of those other important matters of state can pass on unobserved by the public. And all the public needs is DTV, a remote in their hand and a Plasma TV on their wall.