Posted by David Levy on 12/11/05 06:54

Tony Calguire wrote:

> > Are you also offended by the fact that "they sell computer
> > monitors that can't run operating systems"?

> That is a false premise. Computers and monitors have always
> been marketed as separate units.

All-in-one units are readily available.


> TVs, for the last 60 years, have been sold with tuners inside
> of them. It was a foregone conclusion that the device being
> sold could actually receive the signals it was intended to
> display. Although apparently, it was not as foregone as I had
> thought, because the consumer electronics industry has managed
> to convince so many of you that it's now "cool" to have
> separate boxes.

Is it "cool" to spend money on a tuner that will never be used?

I receive HDTV programming via a DirecTV HD DVR. I have absolutely no
need for an integrated ATSC tuner. You're arguing that I should have
been forced to pay an extra $100 or so, simply because some people
can't be bothered to understand what they're buying.

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