OK, Zane:

>"Now, how is all this present 'data' being delivered to your flat screen? I mean right now, this instant."
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>That really depends upon where you want to put the boundary between screen and everything-else. Ultimately data enters the system from the hard drive or the internet. Some of that data results in graphics, some in software some in hardware, with the results piped over a cable from whence it is directed to individual lcds.
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Good so far...

>The point to consider in this is that the creation of the current hardware boundaries is an artifact of the evolution of technology. Technology has evolved to the point where it's practical to consider shuffling those boundaries around a bit.

Yes, I agree. To a point...

>My current thinking when it comes to the "graphics problem" - which is the first objection everyone raises - is that the lcd display itself, or a closely associated box with wifi on one end and cable to display on the other, should work with higher level objects than a simple display would. Something like SVG (http://www.w3.org/TR/SVGMobile/) would be used to communicate information from applications to the display.

And the bandwidth consumption in your estimate might be ...? I agree, the video is the big hit - and the most notorious for unwanted emissions. Look at the crud on a current monitor cable - what do you imagine those big lumps at the ends are for? ;-)

>"Are you 100% wireless?"
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>Yeap, born and bred 100% human. So far no replacement parts, that I know of.

LOL. I should have seen that one coming.

>"Is this 'net' 100% wireless? Not a chance. The Internet as we know it would not exist without fiber."
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>I'm not saying that all information must travel over wireless connections. In my (un)wired home I expect to have one central wireless box that handles the DSL connection. Doh! I already have that: Linksys Wireless-G Broadband Router. :-)

Now we are reaching some common ground. In a limited area (pocket, cell, zone, etc.) I see a lot of merit in a wireless solution. Hell, no one likes crawling through basements chasing spiders with a mouthful of cable. And the diety of your choice help you when the little woman examines the nice holes you blasted through her drywall for that jack in the 'den'.

As long as you keep those nasty RF waves out of my backyard and not interfere with my garage door opener, we can move on to the larger 'issues'. God, I hate that word...