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Go_Dogs
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Jul 18, 2013

Tech changes

I am not a big technology person. Last week, I went into a Best Buy because my laptop stopped working. My observation is this-While I was in the Best Buy, I saw an amazing assortment of tablets, chrome books, readers, and stuff that I don't even know what they are. It seems to me that these devices can replace a lot of the expensive TVs that are frequently standard equipment in RVs. I'm just wondering if I am off-base, or are the RV manufacturers installing and making buyer's pay for standard TV equipment that should be offered as an option? I know that there are RVs that are minimally equipped but I think more often than not, it's hard to find a workable floor plan without a TV.
  • laptops, tablets, etc. are fine and dandy platforms for watching video but how are you going to get the content to the platform? campground wifi systems cannot handle the load that would result and many of them will severely throttle your download speed if *any* streaming data is detected. got your own wifi hotspot? ok, that'll work if you have the bucks.
  • If they are going to keep installing worthless CRT TVs they should just stop.

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