Trick question

How many TVs do two people need?

Sony has demoed a new TV which allows two people to see two different pictures depending on their viewing angle. One of the obvious uses is in video games with two people competing against each other. They can be sitting side-by-side but still only see things from their point of view.

Jaguar utilizes a similar concept in their Dual-View Touch-Screen so that the person sitting on the passenger side can watch TV while the driver is viewing menus for the car controls or the navigation screen.

http://www.jaguarxjmedia.com/ENG_ENG_dualscreen.html#/dual-screen

(Unfortunately, Jaguar does not allow direct access to the link above, so you have to first select your preferred language, then click on Dual-View Touch-Screen when the interior of the car is shown.)

With the Sony TV, this means a couple no longer has to fight for the remote control. In theory, they would be able to sit side-by-side and each watch what they want. (Of course, this would not be practical until dual audio is perfected...)

Reference: http://www.pocket-lint.com/news/38703/sony-killzone-3d-spilt-screen-dual-view

Now back to my original question, how many TVs do two people need?  One? Not yet. Two? Don't make me laugh. At a minimum, you have to consider a TV in the guest room. Three?  Not even close. Remember, there's also a media room. Four?  Getting warmer.  Five is the right answer.

Not bad for a household with an analog wife.  When we bought our latest TV, she at first told me it would be the last TV for the next 10 years. *Gasp* Who makes up these rules?  And later, she told me it would be our last TV ever... I think she makes up these rules as we go along... But actually it helped me focus my attention on the objective on hand. Since the TV we were buying was for our family room, my original goal was to get the largest TV possible which could fit in the entertainment nook. I was even leaning toward a projection TV from a cost point of view. However, when she told me it would be the last TV for the next 10 years/forever, I realized I needed to think outside the box... or at least outside the entertainment nook. With an articulating arm from Draper, we were able to get a plasma TV much bigger than the entertainment nook.

I guess having an analog wife is not so bad after all. But I still think the TV is too small.