'Thinking outside the box'

Good-looking designer TV sets may get the pulses of couch potatoes racing, but it will cost them

By David Momphard / STAFF REPORTER

So, while it's exciting to think that we're on the verge of a revolution in television-watching, it means the NT$15,600, 9.4-inch cuddly crab television set you bought your toddler will be a collector's item by the time the child gets into high school.

Representatives from Hannspree stress that their television designs will change with viewer's needs, but were non-committal on whether or not their prices would change.

"We're trowing out the rules," said one company representative."We're selling television sets to people who think the set itself is as important as what you watch on it."

Now that's truly thinking outside the box.