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| Navmaxlp:
Myself and MnMCaputo are the only two people I know with TV's above 50 inches and with HD capabilities. Other than that, I know one person with an HDTV (and doesn't receive HDTV in any format) and one person with a large screen SDTV (one of the old projection models that weighs more than my car). So I'd say you guys are right, HD technology is not nearly as mainstream as we would like to think, even if everyone thinks it looks super cool. |
| ChadTower:
--- Quote from: paigeoliver on June 10, 2005, 02:33:27 am ---Transition to digital is going to take well over a decade. Average people, (not techies), tend to buy medium size tvs and run them for 15 years until they need a cap kit at which point they buy another one. Unless everyone in America magically buys a new set then it will be 10 years before that 85 percent saturation point is reached, perhaps longer, since falling prices on standard sets in the last few years have meant that a HUGE number of people have just purchased new 33-36" standard sets. I know I personally bought a 33" one last year. Projection TVs are a small percentage of the market, LCD and plasma sets even a tiner percentage of the market. It doesn't matter how much shelf space Best Buy dedicates to them, Joe average isn't buying them, Jane average REALLY isn't buying them, and Grandma and Grampa average will NEVER buy them. The fanciest TV I have ever actually seen in someone's house is a 36" Sony WEGA (standard set). I was with my friend when he bought it 5 years ago, and even back THEN they were saying that it would all be digital next year. --- End quote --- Don't know, man. The 85 year old across the street from me had a 60" HDTV when he died a year back. The 80 year old next to me has a 40"+ LCD. I know a LOT of people with large projection TVs. I don't have any, personally I have a regular $350 27", but if you're right, I must know a disproportionate number of people who have very high end sets. Then again, I also know a disproportionate amount of people who constantly complain about the amount of debt they have and that they're flat broke. |
| TOK:
--- Quote from: Navmaxlp on June 10, 2005, 08:12:55 am ---Myself and MnMCaputo are the only two people I know with TV's above 50 inches and with HD capabilities. Other than that, I know one person with an HDTV (and doesn't receive HDTV in any format) and one person with a large screen SDTV (one of the old projection models that weighs more than my car). So I'd say you guys are right, HD technology is not nearly as mainstream as we would like to think, even if everyone thinks it looks super cool. --- End quote --- 65" Toshiba here. I also think conventional TV's will be available for a while. Nobody goes out and replaces all of their TV's. There is also always going to be a market for cheaper "bedroom" sets. Most people don't want to drop 2 grand plus for a bedroom TV. |
| Veinman:
52" Mitsubishi DLP here. I LOVE IT. 8) |
| NeeBick:
I have a 60'' Projection Widescreen HDTV. I got it a year after HD sets started coming avaible and have enjoyed it ever since. As a nerd who strives for the best picture quality I am glad the government is forcing a transition. |
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