The Masked Engineer

You might not have noticed that it's been seven-and-a-half years since the U.S. digital television rules came out. Here are some of the reasons why you might not have noticed:

You might not have noticed, but my last blather was about a lack of labels on TVs. So on account of inertia being my favorite state, I decided to stay with the label theme in this here column.

You might not have noticed that not everything that everyone agrees on is correct.

You might not have noticed that a meal of a cheeseburger, fries and a milkshake with a Cheerio is about as heart-healthy as one without. Yes, I'm making a plea here for everyone to shoot HDTV.

You might not have noticed that HDTV has higher definition than standard-definition television. I am not making this up.

You might not have noticed that everything breaks. Venus de Milo once had arms. The Sphinx once had a nose. The Grand Canyon was once flat. Everything breaks.