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Ben, I don't buy that. Sight is necessary to the full enjoyment of everyday life. Ask any person that was once sighted and now is blind. Sure, they have adapted themselves and their lifestyles to match their current condition, but it's not the same. Right now, there is nothing I'm aware of that CDTV can do that can't be done (although perhaps much harder) by some other means. There are lots of things that can't be done without sight. Yes, CDTV (or any of the CD type applications) are "nice to have", but I certainly wouldn't dare to put them in the same category as having full sight. There are weeks that go by where I don't watch TV at all, yet there isn't a waking minute that goes by where I don't use my eyes. Yet CDTV is simply an extension of a TV. It allows you to program what you want, when you want it and how you want to use it. While it may allow you to take a guided tour of a museum, it's not the same as actually visiting the museum. That would be nice for those that can't (for whatever reason) visit the museum in person. Why do you think that hundreds of thousands of folks go to football games in person, when they could simply stay home and watch it on TV. Because it's much better in person. TV is a hollow shell of reality. CDTV will also be a hollow shell. Can I sit and study an object via CDTV….pick it up and feel it? Can I look at the brush strokes on a painting via CDTV, can I see the interaction of the light on the various parts or the translucence in old paintings? Does a 2 dimensional image of anything give you the same feeling as the real 3 dimensional object where you pick the angle(s) of view? Of course not. Don