Rant number 239
Back when I was a kid, there were 4 channels. The chances as such, that something you wanted to see was on were pretty slim. None the less, at the right times I could glue my childish nose to the curved glass.
Back then however, there was always a problem with signal. It was fuzzy, it jumped, it bled into noise etc. None the less, it was generally possible to watch it like this, because everyone was used to it and because we knew no better
Then someone came up with digital broadcasting, which made the signal crystal clear - most of the time.
The problem is now however, that the signal is either on or off (the very definition of digital after all!)
As such, something like the weather can break up the signal into square blocks. It can also make the TV signal stutter, leave ghost trails and other oddments.
It really does get on your nerves when you are trying to watch something and the signal is degraded by some kind of outside interference. Traffic, rain, wind and fog can all mess with the signal and there really is bugger all to do about it!
Other than getting cable, which I can't - and I probably wouldn't if I could, because I don't really watch enough TV!
None the less, when I do pop something on to watch, I don't want it to be breaking up in the middle of what I'm watching.
Last week, I watched Raiders of the Lost Ark with added screen breaks and skips and dialogue break up. Needless to say, it did not add to my enjoyment of Indy's fantastic adventures (and misadventures.) It almost ruined it in fact.
I even tried moving the aerial, then tried moving it again, then again. Then eventually after that failed, it just sorted itself out!
How irritating!
Rant over.
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