I’m still amazed that no-one in the AV industry has realised that one thing that puts a lot of buyers off is the abundance of differing and confusing terminology. I’m a geek (lite) and I have trouble with it… SCART, RGB, Component, HDMI, S-thingy, Aux that, DIV this…

This also rings true for the entire ‘firmware’ update thing. I wonder how many ‘tv repairers’ will add that to their adverts soon “Firmware updates ONLY £50!”.

What they need to remember is that, for most people, a TV is something that you plugged an aerial into. Belatedly you might have had a video or DVD player as well but even that’s a bit new-fangled…