I believe the number comes from what it will cost to get some sort of set-top box that will convert Digital signals to analog so old tvs will still work.

>>2009 is the yr all tv is required to go digital. I just saw an article last week that the govt approved a subsidy of around $50 to help poor people replace their tvs or get the necessary adapaters to still be able to use analog sets.
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>50$ for poor people! ROFLMAO