TV buying gets fuzzy as FCC and industry join to take viewers into the digital age. ...¶... "He was adamant that it would be absolutely no good," said Kiley, who walked out of the store in a huff, wondering whether there really was some government mandate forcing him to buy an expensive TV set he didn't want. ¶ No such mandate exists right now, but pressure is building. Just as the Best Buy salesman steered Kiley toward a digital TV, so, too, is the government urging all consumers to go digital as part of a wholesale shift to the new broadcast technology. ¶ The Federal Communications Commission, partnering with TV manufacturers and retailers, recently launched a educational campaign called "DTV -- Get It!" The federal agency is also requiring TV manufacturers to include digital tuners in more and more of the TVs they sell. ... Boston.com link
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