Ten Dollars an Inch? The Impossible Dream?

Six years ago, if you walked into, say, Costco, and saw a 42" plasma TV, you would have seen beside it a sign saying "$5500."

Well, today I walked into a Future Shop and saw a 42" plasma TV selling for $499. That's almost a 90% price drop.

I could afford three of them -- one for each room in the house, whereas six years ago I could have bought a car for the cost of three of them.

I also saw a Blu-Ray player at Walmart for $88. Two years ago, a Blu-Ray player would have run you $1,000 or more. Today I saw a color inkjet printer by HP for $18. The first inkjet printer I owned cost me $600.

But a question lingers . . . do you still use your VCR?

I know I do. In fact, I just bought five new blank tapes today.

Some things will never change.