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Officials urging new TV buyers to not junk their analog sets
Earlier this week we discussed the pros and cons of picking up a new digital tuner-equipped TV or simply throwing a DTV converter onto the analog set you already own. Needless to say, quite a few individuals across America will be choosing the former option, which creates quite the issue: where are all of those old sets going to go? Early on, surveys showed that people were most likely to resell it, donate it or recycle it, but we all know how easy it is to utter the politically correct response when under the microscope. In reality, there's a great chance that a large quantity of analog TVs will end up in the dump, and officials are making an eleventh hour push to encourage individuals to recycle their screen rather than clog up a nearby landfill. Given that we live here too, we'd also like to encourage the act of recycling if you're planning on ditching the old for something new -- wouldn't want the DTV conversion to be the start of the Apocalypse or something.
Who has the oldest TV in England?
Easy contest, the person with the oldest (still working) television in the land will be upgraded to a lovely new HD-ready 50" plasma TV. The point of the contest is to "raise awareness about the DTV transition" (read: sell lots of new HDTVs). Seems like a good plan to, get people looking at that old television set and imagining something shiny and brand new its place.Anyone got a TV they think could win this contest if it were open to the U.S.? My money is on this guy.[Via HDTV UK]
