American Voices

The Arrival Of Digital Television

April 22, 1998 | ISSUE 33•15

Digital television is being touted as the next big big breakthrough in home-entertainment technology, offering viewers hundreds of channels without a satellite dish. What do you think?

  • Great! Now I can have CD-quality sound and a crystal-clear picture for my SeaQuest reruns.

    Victor Ryan
    Legal Secretary

  • Speaking of which, don't go into the bathroom. I just laid some high-quality cable of my own in there.

    Robert Thon
    Salesman

  • I have long wondered what treasures lie beyond Channel 117, and soon I shall find out.

    Marci Howe
    Violinist

  • If I don't need a roof-mounted satellite dish any more, how will my neighbors know that I have 300 channels?

    Matt Cedeño
    Caterer

  • It's about time. There hasn't been a major technological advance in this country in weeks.

    Christine Cruz
    Systems Analyst

  • I liked TV better back when there were only a couple of channels, and you had to watch Barney Miller.

    Stephen Richard
    Electrician

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