But there are more practical reasons, as close by as your computer screen.
It is Mr. Glass's music that is more than that, and it remains as close as your computer.
"If your car were as unreliable as your computer, you would never get to work," said Dov Goldman, the founder of Cognet Corporation.
For older gear, VGA and audio cables can connect the two, as long as your computer's video card can handle it.
Bonus tip: Buy a U.S.B. flash card (like SanDisk's Cruzer Micro, shown) the same size as your computer's RAM.
That adds up over time as your computer becomes bogged down and more power hungry.
Set your phone to connect to the same Wifi network as your computer, fire up the Android app, and hit the new 'AirSync' button.
Would you still consider your TV to be a necessity, or has its functionality largely been replaced by other devices such as your computer?
While Emotely does require a user to have their phone on the same LAN connection as your computer, most people already have their phones and tablets on WiFi when they're at home.
True, that has been circulating for awhile, but the new hotness is that these monsters would also feature HDTV engines, to double as your computer monitor and your TV.
Just as your computer can access the Gracenote database to identify the artist, tracks and times of a random music CD that you put into your drive, we are heading into a time when any experience will likely be passively cataloged for later reference.
