The MANDATORY digital change – wasn’t that a load of
crap! Seriously think about it. Let’s look at this
logically in the spirit it was forced on us. Some people who have major
investments in cable and satellite and TV electronic companies said ‘hey we are
not making enough money so lets change everything so people have no choice but
to pay out more money. They will have to sign up for satellite or freeview or
buy new televisions. Thirty million
households (give or take a few million) and about a third of those will need to
upgrade in some way.
Can almost hear them rubbing their hands
together, imagining the profits from sales. Oh it is going to be better, bigger,
brighter. The UK is going to be the first
government, under the thumb of an out dated broadcasting service, to FORCE
everyone to have this better, bigger, brighter system.
What about those poor people (me included) who have no
money to buy all this new stuff – you can use the old stuff but you have to buy
this special box or satellite to make it work. Well we know they are going to
have to find a way to afford it especially since they have no money to go to
the movies, to restaurants or the theatre occasionally. Can’t afford the gas to
go anywhere, let alone the cost of the tickets so TV is the all-round best
entertainment going. What choice have they (the UK Gov)
left them?
They (one particular broadcasting company) already
holds everyone who has a TV hostage every year to feed their money addiction through licensing fees. Believe it or not they have even had the puppets of
democracy pass a law saying we must pay them for the privilege of owning a TV
whether or not we watch their programs. If we don’t pay we can go to Jail. Dictators!
So what do we really have with all this
better bigger brighter promise (Digital Television)? If there is a storm (which can be as little as
medium winds or rain) here on our end or
over there where the signal is beamed out to us, we have nothing. DISRUPTION – can’t see or hear a thing. This is progress? The picture maybe better
but the hissy sissy equipment doesn’t like to play if it is rainy or windy and
wae! Where do we live? Britain where the weather is what drives us
on.
At least we could still hear the news even
if the picture was disrupted on analog, now we hear and see nothing – THAT’S
what improvement is all about. And the
best part is THERE IS NO CHOICE in the matter – oh doesn’t that reek of a
totalitarian regime (or a good start to one).
When has there ever been improvement
pushed on us that didn’t make money or save money for those making them. I think I would have a heart attack if I
heard the government say. Hey this isn’t going to make us any money or even save
us any money but it might make our population feel better live happier or
healthier if we make this change or we do this.
Oh lets wrap this up here before I start
on something else.
So again I ask why do we try to fix things that
truly aren’t broken or change how something is done if it has been working fine
for the larger majority? I am not
adverse to progress but I am not for it, when it is all about money for the big
boys and forced down the throats of the little people (the VAST majority get
screwed).
What would have seemed more sensible IMHO, to leave both analog and digital available. There are a vast amount of movie and TV buffs that would have easily paid out for all the extras - money would have been made. Just not as much as and those greedy 'leave no stone or option available' individuals, groups or companies that won't-allow-anything-to-stand-between-them-and-their-profits types aren't about to let that happen.
Grrrrowl, Grrrrrowl, Grrrrowl ... Ok I am better now.
We have decided when we move we will not be installing a TV (for anything but videos and DVDs) or paying our licence.
