A toast...

[mikkowilson]

... to the end of Analog broadcasting in Finland.

At 04:00 Finnish Time (just under 2 hours from this posting) all Finnish Analog Over-The-Air TV broadcasts will end, and our "conversion to digital" will be complete.

So here's to the end of the waveform, and to a future of Ones and Zeros. :beer:


- Mikko

 

[Sad Max]

Well, the times in Finland have always been ahead of us.

*clink*

*swig*

 

[Barry_S]

Raises glass of Salmiakki Kossu and toasts the departure of analog broadcasting.:beer:

 

[ryan brown]

Ummm... ok... any excuse to drink and I'm in.

"Our lager which art in barrels, hallowed be thy drink. Thy will be drunk, at home as in the tavern. Give us this day our foamy head, and forgive us our spillages, as we forgive those who spill against us. And lead us not into incarceration, but deliver us from hangovers. For thine is beer, the bitter and the lager, for ever and ever, barmen."

 

[mikkowilson]

Well, that was actually somewhat exciting.

Right on cue, the program went away and there was nothing but snowstorm.

I don't think I've ever witnessed an instantanious renderment of technology obsoleate like that.
Millions of peices of equipment just because useless in the blink of an eye.

Wow. "Cool".


- Mikko

 

[stinkpot]

To the end of an era...
:beer:

 

[mikkowilson]

And in case anyone is intersted in what it looks like, here's a clip of me channel surfing at shut-off time: http://www.mikkowilson.com/videos/Finnish_Analog-TV_Shutoff_010907.wmv

- Mikko

 

[Terry_Lasater]

That's one small step for Finland. One giant leap for Finnishkind. :thumbsup: