simply because the model is flawed. When you go out to eat you want to consume your food and socially interact with the people you're with. Having a flat screen in front of you totally takes away from that envirnment and breaks up that social interaction. Besides nobody wants a flat screen on the table that they are eating at. It makes tha table too crowded and is a distraction. If people want this type of environment they should go to Vegas and play the slots. Then when they get hungry they can go to a real restaurant and get something to eat....