If you have a traditional television, don’t think that it will be obsolete when the HD deadline hits in 2009. The only people affected are the ones that pick up signals with rabbit ears. Even then, you can buy converter boxes for little to nothing because the government will be subsidizing them. The television industry is trying to get people to panic buy so that they can increase their sales. If you don’t care about a huge new flat screen or getting a high definition picture, then don’t even worry about it. Your television will be able to work for a long time to come. Look out though, if it turns out you want a new TV with a better picture when the HD deadline comes around, the prices are dropping rapidly. You can get a nice TV for cheap.