It all started when Thomas Edison invented the phonograph. This opened up the idea of receiving and playing professionally produced entertainment at home. As the years went by, there have been many advances in technology and ways to transmit signals through the air waves into people's homes. After all, this is what it's mostly used for, to get programs into people's homes. Whether it be movies, commercials, instructional videos, music, PSA's, news, sports. Whoever creates …showed first 75 words of 672 total…

…showed last 75 words of 672 total…I cannot avoid noticing that the first set sold in Japan was for $28,000! Now they are down to around $2800 . Even though these prices would probably continue to decrease if a new standard takes place, these numbers really do jump out at me. Plain and simple, I love the quality but the price scares me. I'll just make sure I make enough money to buy two sets because when this change comes I'm jumping on it.