THE WORLD AS WE VIEW IT IS CHANGING

The way we view TV and movies at home is changing. Soon we will be watching enhanced visuals of our favorite TV sitcoms, weekly episodes, news and DVD movies on a new format. In Feburary of 2009 broadcast TV signals will be switching to HD TV signals. The old antenna/rabbit ears method of capturing broadcast TV signals out of the atmosphere will no longer work for non-cable/satellite viewers. Viewers will have to buy a new HDTV technology, capable of picking the new HD broadcast signal or be forced to buy a converter to pick up the new signal. Those unfortunate souls who cannot afford the new technology will simply be deprived of watching broadcast TV. This could have serious consequences on the American economy and the culture of Jerry Springer adherents and non-working Americans. Viewers who rely on broadcast TV to watch their 3AM community college courses on public TV will be immediately kicked out of ‘class’. Nor will they be able to watch morning shows, soaps, cartoons, American Idol or their favorite gritty crime series. What we will have is another segment of the population disenfranchised from the media blitz of how horrible their lives are; thanks to Bush and the anti-UN crowd. These people rely on their TVs for accurate and empathetic news and information for their perception of world affairs. To be honest we’re talking about American coinsures of day time and prime time TV! Such commitment to an art should not be threatened because of technological advances. Or should it? Anybody know what the average number of hours sitting in front of a TV is for the stay at home non-working American is?

Americans who subscribe to cable or satellite services already receive much of their programming in HDTV. They won’t be affected by the transition in 2009. But don’t despair! In February, 2009 the federal government will be mailing out $140 million in checks to Americans who can’t afford the new HD technology. The average check will be $40, meant to offset the cost of the converter box which costs about $60. There are those enlightened critics of this attempt to bridge the HDTV gap who complain its going to be an inconvenience for poor people to shop for a converter box they can afford and then hook it up to their TV. I do remember the complexities I encountered hooking up rabbit ears to my RCA back in the 70’s. Critics suggest the government should just buy new HDTV television sets for poor people. I could expand on this suggestion. Why doesn’t the federal government subscribe to NetFlix for these people, buy DVD players for them and have chips and dip delivered in time for Judge Judy? In British Columbia non-working Canadians without bank accounts will be receiving debit cards every month. This new program will eliminate the embarrassing ordeal of having to cash a government check at some sleazy check cashing joint and alleviate long lines on Friday afternoons at the customer service counter at the super market. We already have something similar to this in the U.S. for recipients of government entitlements. I imagine the gap between HDTV viewers and non-working Americans will be short lived.

Now comes the advent of Blu-Ray technology. Blue-Ray movie discs will replace HD DVD and the current crop of DVD’s on the shelves in Wal Mart and other stores in the U.S. Blu-Ray discs hold 25GB of storage on a single side disc and a whopping 50GB of your favorite gratuitous sex and violence on a double sided disc. Compare this to the paltry 15GB of storage on an HD DVD.

Blu-Ray DVD players are on the market now. The new machines are going for $1000-$1500 off the shelf. HD DVD players hit the market late last year at an average price of $500 a machine. How will we accommodate the Blu-Ray gap in the future? I think in all fairness our government should be dropping leaflets and broadcasting Spanish language announcements over loud speakers on the U.S./Mexican border. ‘YOU MUST HAVE ACCESS TO BLU-RAY DVD PLAYERS AND HDTV TO WATCH TV AND MOVIES IN THIS COUNTRY!’ We should at least give those northern migration pilgrims seeking only to improve their quality of life a fair warning; the new technology is here to stay in the United States.

For those of you who indulge in conspiracy, here is the hidden agenda of Blu-Ray. The United Nations is secretly beaming a mind-control signal from each Blu-Ray player into your home. The secret signal contains a message to accept globalist control and advocate for World Heritage Site designation of your premise. Wrapping your head in foil will not protect you from this covert, hidden signal. You have to wear red-sunglasses while viewing your favorite movie and sit on paper towels soaked in Falstaff beer to become immune to the U.N. brainwashing device in your Blu-Ray DVD player.