"Mark Kent" <mark.kent@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
>> __/ [ Tim Smith ] on Tuesday 19 December 2006 18:08 \__
>>
>>> On 2006-12-19, Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>> number of sales that the previous generation had recorded... more
>>>> houses
>>>> can afford them... in the case of the PS3 it obviates the need for a
>>>> separable, standalone PC.
>>>
>>> Too much of what people do on their PCs requires privacy (email, chat)
>>> to work well, which is lacking using the TV in the living room as your
>>> display, so the PS3 only obviates the need for a standalone PC if you
>>> locate it where a standalone PC would live--the desk, the kid's
>>> bedrooms, etc. Very few people are going to buy PS3s to stick in places
>>> like that.
>>
>> Dude, not everyone does pr0n on the PC. Besides, TV's can be put on
>> furniture
>> which enables it to be pulled next to a desk and serve the user pretty
>> well.
>> Wireless keyboards seem standard for this type of setup, so it's even
>> more
>> versatile than a laptop in the bedroom (screen size, space for
>> peripherals,
>> remote control).
>>
>> (note: my first sentence was very sarcastic; please don't misinterpet the
>> tone)
>>
>
> Mr Smith is a buffoon. We have TVs in pretty much every room, and the
> kid's games consoles are in their rooms too. It will be fantastic to be
> able to dump the PCs and just have consoles.
>
The real question is how many have HDTVs in the kids room? I know most of
my friends kids have TV but I don't know any who have HDTVs in their rooms.
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