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Rule of useful innovation
Somebody has commented that useful innovations are those you didn't know you needed, then find you can't do without.

Aside from gadgeteers, people try what they can afford that sounds plausible. Some things don't pass the plausibility test.
For example, you wrote:
Why would anyone want an expensive HDTV, regular TV is good enough and all the shows are horrible anyhow?

I don't have cable because I don't have to pay not to watch television. Now I can add that I don't need to pay HDTV prices to leave the set off.
So that fails the plausibility test for me.

However, when movies are substantially better on HDTV, that's different.
Particularly when they stop manufacturing those defective DVDs that show only one third of the screen, leaving the top and bottom black.

That's one thing I hope gets automated soon: quality control.
Posted by: Anton Philidor   Posted on: 05/28/04 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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Just what we need...  BitTwiddler | 05/28/04
Innovation in the Home  Anton Philidor | 05/28/04
Ouch..  Patrick Jones | 05/28/04
And for a larger fee...  Chris Moller | 05/28/04
Stupid Products  middle of nowhere | 05/28/04
but... what does it do?  ryusen | 05/28/04
Dear Oven,  No_Ax_to_Grind | 05/28/04
Dear homeowner..  Patrick Jones | 05/28/04
Maybe it's not for you, but others like it.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 05/28/04
hmm...  stephen732@... | 05/28/04
I don't.  Patrick Jones | 05/29/04
Dear Doctor  Yagotta B. Kidding | 05/28/04
we need the robot to help with that  Hanover Phist | 06/01/04
benifit vs. risk?  ryusen | 06/01/04
I can see some very good potential uses.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 05/28/04
Most of that..  Patrick Jones | 05/28/04
Not really...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 05/28/04
Excuse me  Patrick Jones | 05/29/04
Devil's advocate..  seosamh_z | 05/28/04
Angel's advocate...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 05/28/04
Watching TV while driving..  Patrick Jones | 05/29/04
TV in cars  gsteele531@... | 06/01/04
Good grief, am I in the wrong place? I thought these were tech people.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 05/28/04
Rule of useful innovation  Anton Philidor | 05/28/04
Do you think...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 05/28/04
Which is why IBM dominates the pc market.  Anton Philidor | 05/28/04
Sadly, you are right...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 05/28/04
This technology begs the question  Pinkerton | 06/01/04
Defective DVDs?  voska | 05/31/04
It is a matter of perspective  Patrick Jones | 05/29/04
This why connect houses will fail today  voska | 05/31/04
Good grief, am I in the wrong place? I thought these were tech people.  Knorthern Knight | 05/31/04
ever saw Tron?  ryusen | 06/01/04
Ah, yes! The Home Of The Future!  Grayson_Peddie | 05/28/04
Ship the ASUS and go with a  ShadeTree | 06/01/04

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