Those of us in deployable/remote environments would love to have a small projector that we could use with a wall as an all-in-one monitor/TV. Think USB OTA/cable antenna for your laptop to HDMI or VGA and you've got TV/DVD playback as well as a nice sized screen for gaming/email/pr0n etc. It's a hella lot smaller than a 19" to 24" monitor. It weighs less, probably uses less power, consumes less space in cramped quarters, and is more easily shipable back home (if you choose not to hand carry).
I'd buy one for use out in Iraq. Heck, it makes movie nights a breeze, all you need is a bunker wall, a white sheet and some power! Bring on the popcorn! And when I rotate home it goes with and goes into my bedroom to replace the TV there. Win/Win!
Niche markets? I dunno about that. Military people on deployment will snap these things up. As will college kids or anyone else that wants the utility of an all-in-one combo package. Most of you are forgetting the built in tv tuner/dvd player aspect. With this one piece of equipment I can replace a tv, a laptop/pc, a dvd player and a stereo system. As someone who has and will be living in tight quarters in a "hooch" again, this is very appealing to me for that reason.
This is not surprising and while it's cool to view it as a win for fliers, it's really about who has authority to govern radio reciever/transmitter use. Same as all the covenants you see in housing developments prohibiting satellite antennas. They sound impressive, but they're not enforceable because a community covenant doesn't trump FCC authority. Just so, Massport doesn't have the authority to say who may or may not use the unlicensed wireless spectrum.
Let the hive mind of Engadget get that for you.
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I'd buy one for use out in Iraq. Heck, it makes movie nights a breeze, all you need is a bunker wall, a white sheet and some power! Bring on the popcorn! And when I rotate home it goes with and goes into my bedroom to replace the TV there. Win/Win!
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