To a degree. There will always be a need for components, but the model ought to be as simple as possible, especially at the low- to mid-range.
Look at the progression of Stereo. You had (still have) people who buy preamps and amps, tuners, CD players, equalizers, etc. They spend a lot of money and are picky about their sound. Most people just by an integrated set, and couldn't care less about most of the specs. They shove a CD in and the box figures it out and plays. One remote.
We need that. Perhaps the display is still separate, but it needs to be connected with one calbe to an integrated box that has all the other electronics. One remote. This means that a bunch of companies are going to have to cooperate (cable, sat, DVD, audio, display, etc). I'm not holding my breath
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To a degree. There will always be a need for components, but the model ought to be as simple as possible, especially at the low- to mid-range.
Look at the progression of Stereo. You had (still have) people who buy preamps and amps, tuners, CD players, equalizers, etc. They spend a lot of money and are picky about their sound. Most people just by an integrated set, and couldn't care less about most of the specs. They shove a CD in and the box figures it out and plays. One remote.
We need that. Perhaps the display is still separate, but it needs to be connected with one calbe to an integrated box that has all the other electronics. One remote. This means that a bunch of companies are going to have to cooperate (cable, sat, DVD, audio, display, etc). I'm not holding my breath