It isn't just about picture quality, it's also about the convergence of TV with interactive computer technologies and networking. Your TV will no longer be a one-way medium. Think Super Bowl ads are expensive now, wait until digital broadcasting hits its stride. You may think there's no need to worry, because 2006 is six years away. You don't want to buy something that won't take advantage of the HDTV format.
Most people keep TVs a lot longer than six years.
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