The SF Chronicle’s Benny Evangelista writes today about two companies products which utilize plasma TVs to turn a blank wall into a canvas for digitized art of all kinds. It’s a terrific idea, and one I plan on implementing when we buy our flatscreen TV, but I honestly don’t see the necessity for paying hundreds of dollars over and above the rather pricey monitor itself for the art “server”, when a simple connection to a computer on my home network will easily do the same thing.

The Consumer Electronics Association, an industry trade group, recently projected the move to HDTV will boost digital TV sales to 5.8 million units in 2004 and 16.2 million in 2007.

Roku and RGB Labs are getting into the market at a good time because the costs of flat screens are heading for a “free fall” next year, as major manufacturers like Samsung and LG Philips ramp up production, said Richard Doherty, an analyst with technology research firm Envisioneering Group of Seabury, N.Y.

This is wonderful news. I think we should be able to afford one within the next two years.