kenratboy Posted January 7, 2004 Share Posted January 7, 2004 http://www.crutchfield.com/cgi-bin/S-2TrCP94e2Ke/ProdView.asp?s=0&c=16&g=153650&I=70061XB950&o=m&a=0&cc=01&avf=N Come on. How many are they going to sell? I could only imagine spending $20,000 on a good FPTV, not a plasma. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kev313 Posted January 7, 2004 Share Posted January 7, 2004 funny you should ask...I am curently looking for a 50" plasma in the $10k to $15k range (manufacturer's retail) which one can usually find at the $7500 - $9000 range (ex. Pioneer Elites). I'm certainly not a rich guy - accordingly I would assume that at least some people with lot of money would consider this price too out of line. I mean, come on, a LOT of people buy $50K speakers. One thing, though, I surely wouldn't drop that price on a Sony and it woudn't come from Crutchfield. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skeptic Posted January 7, 2004 Share Posted January 7, 2004 "Come on. How many are they going to sell?" My guess- Quite a few. Somehow I do not think you are their target audience. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
easylistener Posted January 7, 2004 Share Posted January 7, 2004 Have you seen the picture on this set? It is one of the best plasma pictures I have ever seen. It rates up there with the best sets out there. The prices are going to drop next year, because sony is working on plasma and lcd only. They are note going to be making the tube tvs anymore. They are going to leave it up to other companies and sell them under the sony name. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manuel Delaflor Posted January 7, 2004 Share Posted January 7, 2004 I have the HP VP6110 It is cheap And it makes (for me) a plasma irrevevant! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenratboy Posted January 7, 2004 Author Share Posted January 7, 2004 Maybe it's jsut sticker shock from a website like that, but if I was going to spend that money on a TV, I would just get a FP unit. Also, I am not a fan of plasma, because I think most people buy them for the 'wow' factor, and not the quality. However, compared to the first plasma's I have seen, this latest generation is simply jaw-droping. I can assure you that someday, when the prices drop, I will own a plasma, if not more than one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dkp Posted January 7, 2004 Share Posted January 7, 2004 Ratboy- C'mon now, at least the shipping is free!!! david Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grateful11 Posted January 7, 2004 Share Posted January 7, 2004 I keep hearing from various sources, service techs, salespersons, that the life of today's Plasma Screen is 5-6 years. Is this true or a myth? Grateful Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CO1 Posted January 7, 2004 Share Posted January 7, 2004 I agree with you Ken. You would practically have to give away a plasma for me to bite when there is so much better for less or even better again for that price. At least it's WXGA but I would sooner go with a 70" Sony XBR Grand WEGA or a 61" Samsung HLM617W or both for that price and still have money left over. Ultimately a digital projector in that price range or even half or quarter that price would be my choice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kev313 Posted January 8, 2004 Share Posted January 8, 2004 I think that there is really no perfect solution on display devices. If you have room for the projection by all means go for it. I have a fairly small room for my ht (house in Chicago - we don't get alot of room like most new construction) so the options are more limited. Frankly I thought the picture on the Grand Wega just blew compared to the better plasmas. Properly calibrated dlp's are a great option if you don't notice the rainbow effect. Rear projection is just not an option (too big and bad viewing angles). I think the biggest knock oon plasma is price, burn-in, and (possibly) longevity - although I have read that with normal viewing habits sets should go over 10 years. The "wow" factor was probably more of an accurrate critique 3 years ago. The black levels of newer plasmas compete with lcd but don't suffer from ghosting issues. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jabez Scratch Posted January 8, 2004 Share Posted January 8, 2004 Let's be frank: right now, you are paying a premium for the technology that makes plasma displays thin ... in 8 to 12 months from now, that tv will be about $10,000 or less and leave more than a few purchasers shaking their heads, asking why they didn't just wait a few months so they could save thousands of dollars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kev313 Posted January 8, 2004 Share Posted January 8, 2004 jabez, that's true but the same risk is associated with buying alot of other things including most of the stuff we talk about here - Pc's, new ht preamps, promedia speakers etc. etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenratboy Posted January 8, 2004 Author Share Posted January 8, 2004 ---------------- On 1/8/2004 10:26:03 AM Jabez Scratch wrote: Let's be frank: right now, you are paying a premium for the technology that makes plasma displays thin ... in 8 to 12 months from now, that tv will be about $10,000 or less and leave more than a few purchasers shaking their heads, asking why they didn't just wait a few months so they could save thousands of dollars. ---------------- Ain't that the truth... At Best Buy, their $10,000 plasma's can be purchased by employees for about $4,000 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben. Posted January 8, 2004 Share Posted January 8, 2004 ---------------- On 1/7/2004 11:25:00 AM easylistener wrote: Have you seen the picture on this set? It is one of the best plasma pictures I have ever seen. It rates up there with the best sets out there. The prices are going to drop next year, because sony is working on plasma and lcd only. They are note going to be making the tube tvs anymore. They are going to leave it up to other companies and sell them under the sony name. ---------------- Been done for quite some time now, really. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jabez Scratch Posted January 8, 2004 Share Posted January 8, 2004 kev313 -- a completely valid response. To benefit from any new technology, the forces of the free market demand that a consumer pay a premium (case in point: plasma displays). I suppose my point was that, after a while, prices do plateau as they inevitably will for plasma displays and cease to be so cost prohibitive for the average consumer. Remember when you couldn't get a DVD player for less than $500? Heck, I remember when VCRs were so new and therefore expensive that video rental stores would rent out (!) VCRs. I recall seeing people walking out of video rental stores w/ a couple of VHS (or BETA!) casettes in one hand and a big, silver briefcase holding a 200 pound clunker of a VCR in the other hand. Anyways, moral of the story: patience is a virtue with luxury consumer items (I guess!). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DMF Posted January 9, 2004 Share Posted January 9, 2004 I don't know why anyone would pay that kind of $$ for a plasma when a rear projection LCD or DLP offers such an outstanding picture at a fraction of the $$. Plus no issue with screen life or burn-in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
easylistener Posted January 9, 2004 Share Posted January 9, 2004 DLP's make me sick. I was looking at them before I bought my RPTV CRT. I looked at the samsungs and the new RCA and I started to get sick aftor 15 minutes. The flickering is just horrible. The DLP front projectors don't bother me as much, I don't know why but they don't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
easylistener Posted January 11, 2004 Share Posted January 11, 2004 Sorry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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