#4) Got high def?

Communication technology is constantly being adapted and changed throughout society at all times. Television is one of those major changes. I know that through my lifetime I have seen television sets just get larger in diameter and smaller in depth... T.V.'s will be one of those continually developing technologies from beginning to end with not much time spent looking at what is now, but rather what is next.

I feel as though this subject greatly fits into Roger's theory of diffusion. With high definition it will take time for people to make that change over from their analog television sets to these much more expensive sets. It will be interesting to see how many people will hold back and be resistant as laggards or who will be very skeptical and cautious but give into pressure or economic necessity as part of the late majority. We are currently, in my opinion, still in the early majority phase of the high definition communication technology diffusion but will be changing more rapidly as we prepare for the big switch in just over a year. It will be very interesting to watch the statistics as time goes on..

As for right now, the public has begun to invest around three-quarters of a grand or more on television sets in order to get a more clear picture with many new and exciting features. High definition is so popular and most t.v.'s are being made with high-definition enabled. With these new high-definition sets where the resolution on them is superb, it helps viewers feel as though they are part of the action and actually sitting right on the court for a basketball game.

But how? How is the public suppose to see a new product and fork out enough money to buy it, knowing that a more advanced television is right around the corner... well, welcome to technology. I believe that communication has gone to almost all technologically-based means and will continue to grow as time goes on. I don't think that Marconi, Carey, Sawyer, or Belin (major contributors to the invention of the television) could have predicted how much of an impact their invention would have in the near future.

This entry was more of a thought to keep us thinking about the advancements in communication technology and how we are going to see so many more changes among the television and other means of communication technology throughout our lifetime. What's next?

God bless! ~JTL