14 Mar
2007
14 Mar
'07
3:36 p.m.
On 3/14/07, Billy Pettit <Billy.Pettit at wdc.com> wrote:
But TVs are expected to have a normal life of 15 years
before becoming
obsolete (in the eyes of the industry, not the user). It's a big dilemma
for us.
Try buying an analog (non-HD) TV and trying to get 15 years out of it
in the US. It'll make a fine monitor for a cable box or a DVD player
or a VCR, but it won't work as a TV after 2009.
Would that not be "obsolete" well before 15 years?
-ethan