Wednesday, August 4, 2004
When convergence goes wrong
Epson may be pursuing the most useless convergence category ever conceived with its Livingstation televisions that combine a projection TV with a printer. Yes, a printer. You know, it's perfect for all of the times you've wanted to print a TV show...right?
And why does Epson think that this product category is going to resonate with consumers? According to this News.com article, "The company sees television-based printing as a natural meeting point for its core business--imaging--and its emerging efforts in the market for large-screen televisions." Ah, so you make TVs and you make printers, so why not make a TV printer? Nice.
On top of being a really bad idea, the Livingstations start at over $3,000 for a 47" set. For that kind of money, you could be a 47" TV, a PC with a TV tuner card and a printer (and still have money left over).
Epson may be pursuing the most useless convergence category ever conceived with its Livingstation televisions that combine a projection TV with a printer. Yes, a printer. You know, it's perfect for all of the times you've wanted to print a TV show...right?
And why does Epson think that this product category is going to resonate with consumers? According to this News.com article, "The company sees television-based printing as a natural meeting point for its core business--imaging--and its emerging efforts in the market for large-screen televisions." Ah, so you make TVs and you make printers, so why not make a TV printer? Nice.
On top of being a really bad idea, the Livingstations start at over $3,000 for a 47" set. For that kind of money, you could be a 47" TV, a PC with a TV tuner card and a printer (and still have money left over).
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