Digital BW, The Print

1) At 64, a dinosaur with 56 years of photo processing/printing
experience, I'm VERY happy with B&W and color inkjet (2200, OEM, QTR,
CS2, Nikon & Epson scanners, Moab Satine etc)... but I don't recommend
printing anymore to anybody. 

2) The new Sony Alpha 700 and various digital videocameras are
designed specifically to plug directly into HD TV. This means people
who buy TV sets dating from 2008 forward will virtually all have
purchased large, very high quality displays that range from
larger-than computer monitor to mural sized.

3) #2 above means many will love their new medium more than they love
prints....finally, a justification for TV. Who needs prints when they
can display a spectacular slide show in their living rooms, using a
high quality display (with sound system) they may already have? 

4) Not incidentally, Sony's Alpha 700 also has a photo-historically
remarkable internal HDR-like capability for extending tonal range by
several stops...not well advertised yet, it will force Nikon, Canon et
al to catch up...sayonara D300, 5D etc. 

6) Ever wish you could step out of the consumerist aspect of
photography? I think this particular camera, coupled with the HD TV
you may soon buy, will make that possible for the first time in a decade.