[goldstategop]

They're too big to be put on a desktop. The Plasma TV's are really meant to be hung on a wall so you can enjoy the feeling of being in a home theater. Right now they're still expensive but once TV manufacturers agree on a universal High Definition broadcasting format, they should become the wave of the future. Its just a matter of time before Joe Six Pack will buy one to set up in the family living room.

[dogbyte12]

I think it is the wave of the future actually. With a Plasma tv, and a tiny stereo such as a Bose, you actually don't have your equipment dictating spacing in rooms.

Perhaps soon, our furniture will actually be just furniture.

My next computer purchase will be a thin monitor. Having to waste so much space in my office, just to fit my damn monitor against the wall is something I could do without. It would be nice to get a smaller desk, and have room for another book case.

[bonesmccoy]

I don't give a rip about the HDTV format. Their HDTV format is totally nullified by Freepers using Digital cameras (stills with 3.1 Megapixels and above) or Digital Video (need to set standard for high-res consumer digital video cameras).

Bottom line is clear.

The display can be big. It's the camera that counts.

DV is the way to go. The Calif. Freepers are on top of it.

I can tell from watching your activity in the Simon Campaign.

That David Dennis dude is about 3 years ahead of everyone else. Freepers should do what that guy is doing and distribute cameras and MediaCenter PC's to the key players.

Go out and form small 2-3 person teams to Commando record various public hearings at city council or planning commission level. If citizens in Cypress had done that, it would have precluded the city council from stomping on that church's property rights in favor of a CostCo.

[Cobra64]

...but once TV manufacturers agree on a universal High Definition broadcasting format...

I thought that this had been resolved and decided.

[TheEngineer]

Its just a matter of time before Joe Six Pack will buy one to set up in the family living room.

Just like Tony Soprano! :-)