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Shopping for a new TV has become a trip to Purgatory. Everytime I narrow it down, models change, someone posts discovered problems, or mfrs anounce a new generation will be in the stores in 90 days. I wish they'd all take a design break for a year or two.I find myself yearning for the days when the tough question when shopping for a new TV was "Cherry or walnut?"
I feel better now.
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My parents first TV was a 21 inch table model Philco. It had spindly tapered screw-on legs and they chose the $249 "blonde" model rather than the $239 mahogany one. I always thought the price differential was hilarious. The cabinet was hardboard, the wood grain painted on, and it couldn't have cost Philco once cent more to build the TV in blonde than in mahogany. In 1956 blonde furniture was all the rage, and they charged $10 extra for blonde because "they could!"Today I was looking at those cheap plastic special "stands" they sell for $200+ for rear-projection wide screen TV's. They cant cost $25 to manufacture, if that. I guess they charge $200 and up for them because "they can!!" Geez I can buy a nice 27 inch set for the price of that stand!
ROFL
David
It seems as though nobody puts out a "finished" product anymore. Every DVD player, big TV's, satellite HD receivers, etc, etc have been riddled with problems, some fixable with firmware updates, some not. The Sony GWIII TV has gone through a storm, as well as the Samsung HLN DLP's and basically any other big item one can mention.I already hear about problems with new Sammy HLP new models just hitting the showroom floor.
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