Moore's Law and My TV
Last week I replaced a 1993-vintage 32" Panasonic direct-view (tube) television with a 2004-vintage 32" Panasonic direct-view (tube) television, HD-ready. I think I paid a little less for the 2004 model than the 1993 model.
Each set has a feature that allows you to enter 4 characters per channel to identify the channel by station call letters or cable service. After about 30 stations, the 1993 model returned "memory full" and didn't allow me to enter any more.
When I sat down with the new set to enter the station id's, I had full faith that Moore's law would give me all the room I needed. Memory is free! After about 30 stations, the 2004 model returned "memory full" and didn't allow me to enter any more.
1993 memory price: $30/megabyte.
2004 memory price: 14.6 cents/megabyte.
Each set has a feature that allows you to enter 4 characters per channel to identify the channel by station call letters or cable service. After about 30 stations, the 1993 model returned "memory full" and didn't allow me to enter any more.
When I sat down with the new set to enter the station id's, I had full faith that Moore's law would give me all the room I needed. Memory is free! After about 30 stations, the 2004 model returned "memory full" and didn't allow me to enter any more.
1993 memory price: $30/megabyte.
2004 memory price: 14.6 cents/megabyte.
posted by curiostrip at 2:49 PM
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