From: dmhills{at}attglobal.net (Don Hills)

In article , "Frank Haber"
 wrote:
>I realized I was out of touch when I dropped in on a neighbor here in NY, and
>a family member was mired deep in a shopping channel, which was pitching a
>***tabletop DLP TV projector*** of some sort for about a grand.  The televised
>projection screen was laughably dim, judging from the fact that the talent
>apparently changed race, they had to dim the studio lights so much.

Shopping channel goods are selected for the target market: people who don't
get out enough to see what is really available in the market. They get
trailing edge technology intended for the low end of the market and pay a
premium price.

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