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Originally Posted by joyrider1
The last line of this quote is a contridiction. If there is not a lot of people intrested in unlocking the potential of their HD TV's then why did they upgrade to them in the first place. They should have stayed with the old CRT sets they had.
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You are, of course, assuming that
- People upgraded their TVs by choice rather than replaced dead ones.
- People actually wanted a TV for a good picture rather than the fact that it is large and relatively flat (a 40 inch LCD takes a lot less space than even a 28inch CRT).
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Why do people want to get PC's with high specs? Surley Pentium 2 processors would suffice, but people want more. That is just the way technology works. Innovation is constatly taking place, and then the end user makes avail of the new products.........then the innovation carries on.
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This is a difficult one. I supect that if you analysed most people's use of their PCs (not counting PC gamers because they will always have the latest hardware), you'll find that they spend most of their time on the web or email, and some time doing other stuff, such as word processing or limited photo/video editing.
Yes, a P2 would suffice for that, and I suspect a lot of non-technical people would probably be happy with one if they could get it. Look at the PS2. It's an 8 year old console, and it is *still* outselling most of the "next gen' consoles. Also, look at the netbooks.. A lot of people are buying these instead of laptops.
Remember, although this forum tends to attract technically minded people, most of the poeple have little clue or do not care that much about technology
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The whole history of consumer technology makes it apparent that when new products or services become available the providers evolve to incorporate the new products. Otherwise we would all still be watchin B&W tv's and sending telegraphs
Tell me one company in this field that has stagnated and stayed rigid and survived? You have to keep up with the times
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VM haven't stayed rigid. OK, so their DTV service lags severely behind Sky's, but they have advanced in other areas, such as faster broadband (STMed though) and On Demand, neither of which Sky can match.