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On Nov 8, 2008, at 1:40 PM, Ted Mittelstaedt wrote:

> Hi All,
>
>   OK, I'm just asking for opinions here on some application
> software.
>
>   Like most people we have a nice big 21" TV set that will be
> obsolete in Feb.  I have been thinking about replacing this with a
> big screen TV set but the prices on them are still way, way
> way out of my budget (I just can't see spending $500 for
> a TV set, sorry!!!!)
>

Why not just get a digital converter and keep using your nice TV?

https://www.dtv2009.gov/