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Originally posted by scotty:
I have been looking at the Sony Bravia which at this time will not hang on the wall.

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NYT Aug 26, 06

TELEVISIONS -- Demand for liquid-crystal-display televisions softened in the first part of the year. Inventories grew, so manufacturers cut prices almost 20 percent in the first three months, and another 20 percent in the second quarter.

The L.C.D. price-cutting forced plasma prices to fall faster to stay competitive, even though supply was tight. Plasma TV's usually cost more than L.C.D.'s, but the gap is narrowing, again presenting opportunities for smart shoppers who prefer the plasma picture.
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The sweet spot in rear projection is less than $40 for each inch of the screen's 42-inch diagonal measurement compared with about $62 a diagonal inch for an L.C.D. TV of about the same size. In the meantime, one can find plasma sets selling for about $55 to $60 a diagonal inch and even larger sets going for $60 a diagonal inch when some companies, like LG and Hewlett-Packard, set out to win market share. The best advice is to wait and watch for the 1080p plasma or L.C.D. at the same price that the 720p plasma or L.C.D. is selling for now.
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WSJ Sep 1, 06
LG Electronics Inc. and Sharp Corp. said they expect prices of flat-panel liquid-crystal-display television sets to drop 20% to 30% in 2007 amid overproduction and cost reductions.

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WSJ Sep 21, 06

Want a flat-panel TV with that tool belt?

Home-improvement, clothing and office-supply stores plan to crash the party for big-screen television sets now dominated by Best Buy Co. and other electronics retailers. The development highlights the starring role that super-slim TVs are taking not just in the living room but in every nook of the home. And the new outlets could trigger ever-faster price declines as lower-cost, lesser-known brands grab shelf space and consumer recognition.

"If you turn the clock back to three years ago, people feared Dell way too much and didn't fear Costco enough."

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NYT Sep 14, 06
Basics: Picking a Picture
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L.C.D.'s are brighter than plasma panels and can better compete with strong ambient light. And L.C.D. screens do not reflect room light, as most plasmas do (though manufacturers are beginning to fix that problem)....But L.C.D.'s are too bright for many settings. ...

More important than brightness, ... is the contrast ratio -- the range between the brightest and darkest tones the screen can produce. To demonstrate, they showed two best-in-class TV's: Sony's 40-inch KDL-40XBR2 L.C.D. ($3,500) and Pioneer's 50-inch PDP 5070HD plasma ($4,000). While both had been adjusted to produce the same light output, the Pioneer's screen looked brighter and showed more depth and detail. That was a result of a higher contrast ratio,... because plasmas can produce deeper blacks than L.C.D.'s.
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Although plasma can produce more contrast than L.C.D., it does not always do so. And a plasma's contrast advantage fades away -- literally -- in bright rooms, where the ambient light overpowers dark tones....

After contrast, color saturation and accuracy are the next most important quality factors. Though plasma panels used to beat L.C.D.'s on these measures, the technologies are now about equal....

The fourth criterion is resolution...

The starting point for high-definition is 720 lines, but the pinnacle is 1080p, which has 1,080 lines of 1,920 pixels.

In the end, the scorecard shows a slight advantage for plasma. The panels have higher contrast ratios, wider viewing angles and better display of movement than L.C.D.'s do. But L.C.D.'s perform better in bright light; and they have higher resolution -- for those who can actually see it. On color, the technologies are matched....

The ultimate choice depends largely on where the TV resides and what it displays. ...

But even the differences that do remain are smaller than they used to be. So screen technology is only one factor in choosing a set, along with price, style, brand and the particular level of quality in the particular model.

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Originally posted by HalfinGlenEllyn
Why won't a Sony Bravia hang on a wall?

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Originally posted by Yossarian:
Heck, she's already got me year end bonus spent on new carpet.

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Originally posted by Yossarian:
I've got a Sony 57" rear projection HDTV that I bought in 2002 and I'm itching to upgrade. I'm leaning toward a Sony 60" LCD Bravia, but I think I'm a year away according to the CFO(wife). Heck, she's already got me year end bonus spent on new carpet.

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Originally posted by Yossarian:
Is it just me or have others noticed the different quality of HD broadcasts? For example, the Fox broadcast of the Bears was OK, but when I watched the NBC broadcast of the Denver/NE game the picture quality seemed much better. It could be a number of things, Fox using older equipment plus the fact they have to cover the entire NFC (budget constraints) vs. NBC doing one game of the week.

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Originally posted by Clamato:
Scotty...what did you buy and where do you live?

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Originally posted by Yossarian:
IMJ-Have youseen the 2007 Acura TL, Type-S?

2007 TL Type S

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Originally posted by scotty:

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Originally posted by Clamato:
Scotty...what did you buy and where do you live?

We are still looking. We live north of Roosevelt and south of Hill, why?