Giant Plasma TVs Not a Suitable Replacement for the Outdoors

A recent study suggests that watching outdoor scene on a big TV isn’t by any means equivalent to watching the same scene in the outdoors. In fact measurements made on heart rates in mildly stressed people shows that watching a nature scene on a TV is equivalent to watching a blank wall, while the latter is much cheaper and eco-friendly. So, yes, virtual reality is taking a beating, but does this apply to the virtual fireplace or the virtual aquarium as well?