Warning: This TV Set is Obsolete
“This television is obsolete,” will be the essential message of a warning label proposed by US Representatives Joe Barton (R-Texas), Dennis Hastert (R-Illinois), and Fred Upton (R-Michigan), aimed at helping consumers know when an electronics retailer is trying to sell models that aren’t compatible with digital transmissions.
The proposed wording (pictured) would declare, “This TV has only analog broadcast tuner and will require a converter box after Feb. 17, 2009, to receive over-the-air broadcasts.” Read More
