Google TV

Another gripe session, sorry. Why is it that so often I feel like I'm not part of the vast majority of the world's population, at least that's what the media tells me. From Google's "Quick Tour > Why?" page about Google TV comes the text, "From the start, it will be able to work with any TV."

Awesome! I love companies and products that target the masses. I'm excited about the possibility of what Google TV can be, even if a little bit confused about what exactly it is. But the most confusing part is when I go to the "Get It" link to see what I'd need to do to jump in. On that page, "There are two ways to get Google TV".

1. Get a standalone Sony Internet TV.


2. Get a separate box to use with your current HDTV.

Now, I'm not the sharpest tool in the shed, but I'm sharp enough to understand that this means I'm out of luck. My perfectly fine 27-inch standard television still shows video content from all the sources I need: TV; DVD; VHS (sad, but true); composite input. But while the cost of HDTVs has come way down and is in the nearly affordable range now for some sizes, I'm still not going to replace my television just so I can get Google TV.

I don't have a problem with companies pushing technology forward. But it really bothers me when they present it as if the "norm" is that everyone within earshot has the latest technology.

Am I alone in this? Is anyone else in the same boat, or am I truly one of the only people in the country who doesn't have an HDTV?