http://www.switched.com/2008/10/10/impending-digital-tv-upgrade-will-leave-portable-sets-dark/ Switched Comments for http://www.switched.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.switched.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.switched.com/2008/10/10/impending-digital-tv-upgrade-will-leave-portable-sets-dark/http://www.switched.com/2008/10/10/impending-digital-tv-upgrade-will-leave-portable-sets-dark/ I remember when i would kill for one of those things. My parents still may have one lying around the house somewhere, but i think most people use PMP's or cell phones to watch all their media on now anyway. As for emergency feeds...better off going to fry's and getting a hand crank powered weather radio.
still not sure how you would solve the whole "tailgaiting issue tho. I guess get a HDportableTV..? if they even sell those...yet...]]>Oct 14th 2008 1:50PMhttp://www.switched.com/2008/10/10/impending-digital-tv-upgrade-will-leave-portable-sets-dark/http://www.switched.com/2008/10/10/impending-digital-tv-upgrade-will-leave-portable-sets-dark/Oct 10th 2008 7:45PMhttp://www.switched.com/2008/10/10/impending-digital-tv-upgrade-will-leave-portable-sets-dark/http://www.switched.com/2008/10/10/impending-digital-tv-upgrade-will-leave-portable-sets-dark/
But the other thing is all those TV's in vans and cars that will go bye bye -- No DC conversion boxes for your custom van TV system on teh market - is there? But look at all the companies profiteering off this law passed and promoted by Colin Powell's brother in the FCC -- Oh and the other companies that make more profit off the extra bandwidth they steal from the public broadcast frequencies. Monopolies at work with your taxpayer dollar - such a wise people we are... Trust the Government!]]>Oct 10th 2008 9:17PMhttp://www.switched.com/2008/10/10/impending-digital-tv-upgrade-will-leave-portable-sets-dark/http://www.switched.com/2008/10/10/impending-digital-tv-upgrade-will-leave-portable-sets-dark/Oct 11th 2008 2:37AMhttp://www.switched.com/2008/10/10/impending-digital-tv-upgrade-will-leave-portable-sets-dark/http://www.switched.com/2008/10/10/impending-digital-tv-upgrade-will-leave-portable-sets-dark/Oct 11th 2008 3:36AMhttp://www.switched.com/2008/10/10/impending-digital-tv-upgrade-will-leave-portable-sets-dark/http://www.switched.com/2008/10/10/impending-digital-tv-upgrade-will-leave-portable-sets-dark/
Those power inverters are a lifesaver. I bought one when I lived in central Florida in 2004. Hurricane Charley was coming at us and generators were not to be found anywhere. I bought a 1,000 watt inverter at Sam's Club for $30. I hooked it up to the car with a 50 ft extension cord and when Charley knocked our power out, I stepped out into the carport and fired the car up.
I was able to power a 25" TV, a 60 watt light, and a fan during the storm and for the next 24 hours until our power was restored....and then used it when Jeanne and Frances hit during the next few weeks. That was the best $30 I've ever spent!

]]>Oct 11th 2008 3:46AMhttp://www.switched.com/2008/10/10/impending-digital-tv-upgrade-will-leave-portable-sets-dark/http://www.switched.com/2008/10/10/impending-digital-tv-upgrade-will-leave-portable-sets-dark/Oct 11th 2008 11:55AMhttp://www.switched.com/2008/10/10/impending-digital-tv-upgrade-will-leave-portable-sets-dark/http://www.switched.com/2008/10/10/impending-digital-tv-upgrade-will-leave-portable-sets-dark/Oct 11th 2008 9:34PM