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The Cost of Living on the Bleeding Edge of Gadgetry
S2530 $1.664 1210 1,952 69% $3.006 in 1954 $2757 0.07% SL76 83 $483 in 1996 5521 S717 int983 S1,500 350 $11 S1,000 8500 in 997 244 1954 Device price (adjusted for Inflation) OB6L Market penetration O66L 0002 DVD players CD players Digital cameras Bojeuv color TVs VCRS PCs
The Cost of Living on the Bleeding Edge of Gadgetry
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Historically, Americans have taken their time getting comfortable with new technology before forking over serious cash for it. When color TVs came out in the 1950s, consumers were entranced. But it to...
ok another 20 years for half of US households to ditch their B&W sets; two decades later, DVD players hit that benchmark in just six years. If you think those flatscreen HDTVs are pricey, consider this: They cost about the same, adjusted for inflation, as the first color TVs.
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