Posted by AZ Nomad on 09/27/05 00:52

On Mon, 26 Sep 2005 14:53:33 -0400, Jeff Rife <wevsr@nabs.net> wrote:


> (elrous0@pop.uky.edu) wrote in alt.video.dvd:
>> They've
>> come a long way down since they were introduced, but they're still
>> going to have to come way down before they become "mainstream" (when
>> you can go into Walmart and buy a 32" HDTV for <$500).

>You can, however, go into WalMart and get a 32" Sanyo HDTV *with* built-in
>HDTV tuner for $700. That's far less than you would have paid for a
>top-of-the-line 32" Sony non-HDTV 5 years ago.

You can't compare sanyo's to sony's. Sonys, for whatever reason, command top
dollar while sanyo is a rather low end. How about comparing that sanyo to
another sanyo of 5 years ago? Then you might have a valid comparison.

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