Re: Wide range of prices in large screen LCDs
- From: Kalman Rubinson <kr4@xxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 30 Jan 2006 19:15:53 -0500
I suspect the cheap ones are rear projection sets and the more pricey
ones are direct view panels.
Kal
On 30 Jan 2006 16:01:09 -0800, "Rerics" <mccres@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>I've noticed a curious wide range of online vendor prices in various
>large (45" and up) LCDs. I see prices ~$2,000 for a 50" Sony, and
>~$6,000 for a 45" Samsung. Then there's a 62" Mitsubishi for ~$3,000
>and a 65" Sharp for ~$18,000. I'm not surprised at the higher-end
>prices, since large LCDs are difficult to mass produce. But what's
>going on at the lower end? It can't be all refurbished TVs and the
>like (Crutchfield has one of the cheaper 50" Sony's, and they
>supposedly don't do that---am I wrong?), and I can't believe that the
>brands are that different to account for such a large variation. Maybe
>there are some bells and whistles that I'm not seeing that can account
>for this, but when I see a 37" Toshiba going for more than a 50" Sony
>at a place like Crutchfield, I wonder what is really going on. I must
>be missing something, but what is it?
>
>Thanks,
>
>Rerics
>
>P.S. Prices were obtained on www.epinions.com for LCD TV's in various
>large size categories.
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