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Sony to stop selling RPTVs

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Jack G

No more SXRDs or LCOS technology. They are going flat panel, and since they dropped plasma a while ago, that means LCD and OLED(?).
People better stock up on bulbs.
Jack

Going LCD (Open in New Window)

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And Fujitsu to stop selling plasmas. (NT) - Kal Rubinson 07:36:19 12/29/07 (2)
- So they are going LCD? nt - Duilawyer 17:37:03 12/29/07 (1)
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  - Nope. - Kal Rubinson 06:30:04 12/30/07 (0)
    They are leaving the display business.
    
    Kal
My brother-in-law picked up a 65" Toshiba 1080p dlp at Fry's yesterday for $999 - padreken 09:29:49 12/28/07 (0)
Looks like the end of the RPTV era will mean that real bargains can be had.

I ordered an extra lamp for my JVC LCOS yesterday, just in case. JVC says they're good for 7500 hours, but early lamp failure seems to be a relatively common problem.

I still like the picture on my set better than any of the flat panel alternatives, save the 1080p plasmas from Pioneer and Panasonic. We watched Seabiscuit on HD-DVD the other night, and the picture was often stunning, with incredible dimensionality and sharpness.
RE: Sony to stop selling RPTVs - DWPC 19:39:05 12/27/07 (4)
I thought LCDs are RPTVs; using a lamp to project the image from a tiny LCDs.

Being Irish, he had an abiding sense of tragedy, which sustained him through temporary periods of joy - WB Yeats
- Yes..and no. - Harmonia 21:50:41 12/27/07 (3)
  Some are, most aren't. Some few are like narrow RPs, most are thin like plasmas - direct view, no lamps - think large thin computer monitors.
  
  Thin is in. RPs are great banf for buck but a dying breed.
  - Don't worry, bulbs will be available. - TK421 05:40:19 12/28/07 (2)
    Figures. Just bought a Sony RPTV last week.
    
    There will be no problem getting bulbs. Sony does not produce them. Philips or Osram manufacture them.
    - They last too - Jack G 06:23:17 12/28/07 (0)
      I'm still on my original, with over 2 years of fairly heavy use. Looks like the SXRD will be my last Sony, I'm not a fan of their LCDs.
      Jack
    - Not worried. - Harmonia 06:10:32 12/28/07 (0)
      I'm not worried, as I don't have a RP. :-)

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