Survey: In the grand scheme of things, what is the purpose of the whole digital TV thing?

Question

Why are paying the price by having to buy boxes?

Answer 1

To give you something to waste your life away with until you die, so you won't go out into the world and kill like your primal instincts tell you to do.  

Answer 2

Probably because when something happens (attack, natural disaster etc) and it gets knocked out, no one will be able to get any information

Answer 3

so that HD can be the standard format for ALL shows..

Answer 4

So they have more room to fit a h**l of a lot more infomercials on tv. You know I don't know why they did the digital switch this way.

I think it was to line some people's pockets and the FCC with more money

Answer 5

better picture to watch our " home " movies on ;0