Well here in Dayton ohio all of our local stations are going ahead with the switch to digital tv on the 17th. Stores are all out of converter boxes, and people are cussin and a snortin. On a call in show the other day a guy acutally called in and said his box would not work. He asked the expert if it needed some type of antenna on it and if he had to pay for the guide. He thought you put it on your tv and it would just work. Not only that but they ran a test on the analog channel that showed a sign saying "if you see this call this number because you tv is not ready for the switch" The stations expected 200 or 300 calls they got 11,000. Im a far cry from any expert but its not that hard to grasp is it?