Going digital

Going digital

I was ready to write a letter of complaint about having to buy
a new box to watch Indovision's digital TV, when my landlord
offered me the use of his son's system until he moved. Great!

Imagine being able to watch Formula One again. Or Ronaldinho
wrecking havoc with the other team's defense and Guga Kuerten
thrashing tennis players? All that sport live and with good
quality pictures and sound.

It does not happen all the time but on occasions my coach
potato experience is rudely interrupted. Guga serves, the screen
goes black and the next thing I see is his opponent complaining
to the umpire. In Formula One a car starts overtaking, the screen
goes black, the next image is a big cloud of dust. I am missing
all the action.

Football is even more frustrating. Ronaldinho dodges two
defenders, escapes from a tackle, the crowd stands up, the
goalkeeper freezes, the crowd goes wild, the screen goes black
and the next thing I see is the ball inside the net.

Imagine Brazil playing the World Cup finals next year in
France and the screen going black. If someone lays a fiber
optical cable down Jl. Sukahaji and offers first class TV service
he will have a customer from day one. Don't worry, I will buy the
new box this time.

OSVALDO COELHO

Bandung, West Java