TV Tech: The 10 Dumbest Moves Of 2011!

tvpredictions.com ^ | 12/29/2011 | Phillip Swann

[Las Vegas Dave]

Washington, D.C. (December 29, 2011) -- Let's face it. It wasn't a great year for the TV technology industry. TV sales were flat; home 3D became better known as 3DOA; streaming companies invested heavily in new services but persuaded relatively few Americans to give them a try; and pay TV providers, with the exception of DIRECTV, saw their subscriber totals dwindle.

Of course, the nation's sluggish economy didn't help the cause with many consumers deciding to cut spending until things got better.

But we also have to be truthful here: Some of the industry's problems were self-inflicted. Unforced errors, as they would call them in tennis. All year, TV technology companies goofed, blundered and stumbled their way into various troubling situations.

Since everyone is doing their obligatory year-end stories now, I thought it would be instructive to compile the '10 Dumbest Things In TV Technology Industry In 2011.' I offer these 10 dumb-headed moves in the sincere hope that the companies don't repeat them in 2012.

[GreenLanternCorps]

You should be able to find your manual here:

http://www.samsung.com/us/support/

[Nowhere Man]

I'm sure part of the reason for it is that some people simply cannot watch 3-D without getting severe headaches, nausea, etc. I'm not sure if hubby and son can tolerate watching 3-D, but we're not going to go to the movies and then sit in separate theaters so that I can watch the 2-D version while they watch 3-D. We all watch the 2-D version as a family.

Yeah, I will not bite, that is if I can afford it, until they can use holograms for 3D TV. AS to 3D movies, there are people out there like my father, my aunt (his sister) and my cousin who are blind in one eye that cannot see 3D anyhoo. 3D is nice, I saw "Friday the 13th, Part III" in 3D back in 1982, it was kind of fun reaching for the joint as it was being "passed" to you when the kids where smoking it in a van, but overall, it is a gimmick.

[raybbr]

Thanks again. I should have posted that I have already used the LT on the TV. I was just trying to find out what the resolution of the output was. No menus came up. I DID check and I was using the non-PC HDMI port. I will have to try again in the right port to see what happens.

[Las Vegas Dave]

And a “HAPPY and PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR” to you and your family.

BTW: you have freepmail!!