I don't consider it all that bad for a general consumer to not know too much about the technical aspects of the product he or she is buying (resolution, pixel response, contract ratio). After all, unless you're an engineer or some other technical person, you probably don't know jack crap about the internal workings of most consumer electronics. As long as the TV looks good to the person buying it, that's all that really matters. What is really the sad thing is that most people don't understand how to even get an HD source into the TV, and most people don't even realize they're not watching HD when they don't have it. They're just impressed with a big picture, not necessarily a better one. Quantity over quality, that's what sells these days. Which is why a 1080p DLP will sell like hotcakes when a 720p plasma isn't even considered by your general consumer.
“The other one is a biggie, and it's something very noticeable in the videos: touch sensitivity is pretty bad. Using the virtual keyboard proved to be far too painful, and we're pretty sure it wasn't multitouch-friendly.”
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I don't consider it all that bad for a general consumer to not know too much about the technical aspects of the product he or she is buying (resolution, pixel response, contract ratio). After all, unless you're an engineer or some other technical person, you probably don't know jack crap about the internal workings of most consumer electronics. As long as the TV looks good to the person buying it, that's all that really matters. What is really the sad thing is that most people don't understand how to even get an HD source into the TV, and most people don't even realize they're not watching HD when they don't have it. They're just impressed with a big picture, not necessarily a better one. Quantity over quality, that's what sells these days. Which is why a 1080p DLP will sell like hotcakes when a 720p plasma isn't even considered by your general consumer.