[Gllug] Why we still like CRTs

[Chris Bell]

On Mon 23 Nov, Andrew Davies wrote:
> 

> Consumerism would seem to demand that some sort of  upgrade happen as 
> quickly as possible, whether imposed or desired. Tech is the ideal 
> consumer item in that rapid advances mean that deemed or imposed 
> obsolescence occurs sometimes even before the box has been opened.
> One of the most recent mass-market examples of this is the new HDMI 
> specification that was finalized in June. HDMI 1.4 actually changes the 
> plug type to allow higher video bandwidth and an Ethernet-compatible 
> 100Mbps data channel.


   One of the close relatives of the countdown chip is called Microsoft. If
consumers knew that their prize posessions might be useful for longer they
might be prepared to spend more wisely and care more for them. At present
the replacement time probably about matches the time between cooler dust
clogs. Air filters are sometimes fitted, but then forgotten because they are
out of sight.

-- 
Chris Bell www.chrisbell.org.uk (was www.overview.demon.co.uk)
Microsoft sells you Windows ... Linux gives you the whole house.

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