Man upset with the DTV transition

[jwgreen68]

Forget about it!

 

[ehren]

DTV and cable are not the same thing, is this even DTV related?

 

[chainblu]

I was thinking the same thing.

 

[jwgreen68]

Well, actually the article was wrong to mention cable. He lost his OTA locals after the DTV transition and couldn't get his converter box to work.

 

[KE4EST]

What is the link to where you are reading this?

 

[jwgreen68]

My local news aired this and used the correct info. When I went to the other stations website, I didn't notice that the article didn't match with what both stations aired!

 

[dennispap]

Since there is no link or article. Mods can delete this thread.

 

[jerryez]

Why is this thread in the Dish forum. More specifically, why is this even a thread.

 

[NotMe546]

Could this be what this thread was about?

A 70-year-old man who was angry about the shut-off of his cable-TV service -- some stories say he couldn't get his DTV converter to work -- shot his television set Wednesday afternoon and then prompted a two-hour standoff with cops before leaving his house and surrendering.
Man shoots TV set after his cable service is shut off

 

[MikeD-C05]

TAlk about technophobic.

 

[Slamminc11]

If he had cable, then he wouldn't have needed the DTV box, and if they shut it off, it had nothing to do with not working, it had to do with him probably not paying his bill...

 

[BuddyBoy]

Forget it, old people. No more TV for you starting in 2009.

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[jwgreen68]

Could this be what this thread was about?

A 70-year-old man who was angry about the shut-off of his cable-TV service -- some stories say he couldn't get his DTV converter to work -- shot his television set Wednesday afternoon and then prompted a two-hour standoff with cops before leaving his house and surrendering.
Man shoots TV set after his cable service is shut off

Yup, that's it. Thanks.