Early Adopters Experiencing More Bugs?

Posted by ryuzaki0 on Monday March 20, 2006 @01:40AM from the cranky-tech-gremlins dept.

As the pressure to push out new technology product continues, early adopters are continuing to experience trouble. A reader wrote to mention a USA Today article about some recent new product problems. From the article: "Philips Electronics revealed Friday that it is recalling 11,800 plasma television sets. The Ambilight TVs were sold in the USA from June 2005 to January 2006 for $3,000 to $5,000. Faulty capacitors inside the sets can spark. Nine incidents have been reported, but retardant material inside the TVs has prevented any fires, spokeswoman Katrina Blauvelt says. The problem is not expected to affect other brands, because it is a part related to Philips' unique Ambilight feature, which casts a colored glow on the wall behind the TV."

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Like a hole in my head by BadAnalogyGuy · 2006-03-20 01:44 · Score: 1, Flamebait

If I were watching the wall behind my TV, I'm sure I'd like there to be something colorful and attractive there.

BUT I'M USUALLY WATCHING THE TV SCREEN!

You're risking starting a fire so that there's an attractive and colorful pattern on the wall BEHIND the TV???

Beam me up! I yield back the remainder of my post to click knobs and rabbit ears.