On October 1 , Best Buy order any unsold analogue boob tube sets to be rive from ledge , never to be sold again . This is happen a solid year and four calendar month before the Feb. 18 , 2009 , end of analog broadcast medium , but there ’s no clip like the present . Is it an upsell opportunity for the big - box seat retailer ? Sure , but it ’s also the right thing to do .
Here ’s what Best Buy SVP of electronics , Mike Vitelli , say in a statement :
“ We are committed to help hoi polloi understand the digital television passage , and exiting the analogue television business sector is one direction we can help avoid confusedness . ”
We concord . No more puzzling analog set , especially now that price are come on digital set . jump next year , digital converter boxes will be useable to people who desire to attend on to their TVs , and the government will hand out $ 40 coupons for people to assist them pay for the box . [ AP ]
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