Technology continues to morph too quickly to come up with a standard that can be incorporated inside a TV. Panasonic has reached the reality that a separate box is the only way to sell connectivity. A high quality high def monitor is the only way to sell a device that may last 10 years, but where the connectivity and display technologies chg ever couple years.
and it give room for a DVR.
makes so the cable software can't brick your tv software.
