[i]The consolidation of many electronic components into one is big business. Think about it. Does that DVD player that sits underneath your television only play DVDs? Probably not. It likely plays CDs, MP3s, and VCDs on top of DVDs. How about your motherboard. Does it only provide interface for the CPU or does it also include extra components such as an IDE controller, port controller, and more?
It only makes sense to combine two products into one if both serve similar functions. Since our DVD players contain all the physical components necessary to play CDs, adding a chip here and there to allow for other forms of playback only seems natural. Not only does combining components save space, it typically saves money as well. It is cheaper to get a DVD player that can play CDs than it is to get a DVD only player on top of a standard CD player.
There are two electronic components, items that are strikingly similar, that have yet to be combined. You are likely reading this article off one of these components and probably sat in front of the other one within the last 24 hours. Obvious, isn't it? Your computer monitor and your television are essentially the same beasts, yet problems such as resolution and refresh rate have kept the two from merging. Read the full article [url=The consolidation of many electronic components into one is big business. Think about it. Does that DVD player that sits underneath your television only play DVDs? Probably not. It likely plays CDs, MP3s, and VCDs on top of DVDs. How about your motherboard. Does it only provide interface for the CPU or does it also include extra components such as an IDE controller, port controller, and more?
It only makes sense to combine two products into one if both serve similar functions. Since our DVD players contain all the physical components necessary to play CDs, adding a chip here and there to allow for other forms of playback only seems natural. Not only does combining components save space, it typically saves money as well. It is cheaper to get a DVD player that can play CDs than it is to get a DVD only player on top of a standard CD player.
There are two electronic components, items that are strikingly similar, that have yet to be combined. You are likely reading this article off one of these components and probably sat in front of the other one within the last 24 hours. Obvious, isn't it? Your computer monitor and your television are essentially the same beasts, yet problems such as resolution and refresh rate have kept the two from merging. [/i] Read the full article
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