Nick Neg flashback: Why HDTV will never catch on

8 Feb, 2008 Gadgets News

Posted Feb 8th 2008 4:46PM by Paul Miller
Filed under: HDTV, Home Entertainment
As a celebration of the magazine turning 15 years old this month, Filmoculous uncovered this little gem from back in Wired’s heyday, the very first issue: “High-definition television is clearly irrelevant.” That’s Nicholas Negroponte, of OLPC fame, making some bold predictions from his inaugural column in the back page of Wired. Worth a quick read before you run to the attic and dive into your archives.