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>>> 2024-06-02 consumer electronics control (PDF) In a previous episode, I discussed audio transports and mention that they have become a much less important part of the modern home theater landscape. One reason is the broad decline of the component system: most consumers aren't buying a television, home theater receiver, several playback devices, and speakers.
One reason is the broad decline of the component system: most consumers aren't buying a television, home theater receiver, several playback devices, and speakers. Over the decades since, it has evolved into a strategy to address a business problem: everyone that sells you AV equipment prefers that you passionately navigate their on-screen menus while completely forgetting about those of your other components. I am mostly kidding about this emotional interpretation of the situation, but obviously the TV manufacturer does have an incentive to distract your attention from the STB, which probably has something to do with the tendency of Smart TVs to pop up a lot of on-screen chrome whenever you turn them on.
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