Posted by Alpha on 11/01/05 08:03

"NunYa Bidness" <nunyabidness@nunyabidness.org> wrote in message
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> On Mon, 31 Oct 2005 21:39:51 GMT, "Biz" <spamoff@sbcglobal.net> Gave
> us:
>
>>
>>"Monte Castleman" <qmdcastleman@earthlink.net> wrote in message
>>news:W5o9f.2502$2y.2134@newsread2.news.atl.earthlink.net...
>>> Anyone care to speculate on when HDTV might become affordable to the
>>> masses. I've been thinking about buying in for a long time, but it seems
>>> the cheapest projection model has never gotten below a 1,000, and the
>>> cheapest rear projector that does 1080i has never gotten below 2,500.
>>> Seems the trend it to bigger screen sizes, not smaller prices.
>>
>>Depends on what you define as "affordable for the masses"
>>
>>THis past weekend there was a 51" HD-capable widescreen rear projection
>>for
>>under $900, 1080 capable...
>>My 35" MITS tube tv was $1600 back in the day(about 10-12 years ago). So
>>to
>>me, HDTV's are extremely affordable...
>>
> The easy way to do this is by ratio and proportion.
>
> TV in 1961, color 25" was around $350. Average wage was not even
> over $2 an hour.


Our family bought one and it was $550-750 around that time. Using the money
calculators available, that is
minimum $3,380 today.

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