plasma TVs · Sep 10, 08:55 PM
On the non-Art side, I finally got myself a 50 inch plasma big screen for $1299! I’ve learned alot about plasmas in the last week that I would like to share. I learned that the big names like Samsung, and Sony are pushed by electronic retailers to keep prices higher. Higher prices mean more income not just for the manufacturer but for the stores. And it’s hard for the manufacturer to release a cheap version of their big screens at places like Costco. If they did, the electronic stores would get very angry at them because if there is a cheapo version at Costco, with the same brand name on it, people won’t go to the electronic stores.
So the market tends to keep prices high.
On the alternative, a new company like Vizio, that markets mostly to wherehouse stores like Costco and Sam’s Club, is in a better position to mass produce the same quality big screens but cheaper.
And Vizio I’ve read is now the number one seller of big screens. And the quality of the picture is incredible! Now I just have to hope it lasts ten years. It’s an unknown since the company has no long term history yet.
Also, I’ve learned setting up a big screen the first time can be confusing. I didn’t know parallel to the familiar(analog)signal my cable company sends me, is another set of channels on a digital signal. That confused me at first since the Vizio boots up using a DIGITAL tuner. And not the second analog one. Also digital stations are mixed up on the dial. It’s a random ordered mess. And alot of those station and the programs themselves constantly change in signal resolution (480,720 or 1020) and in picture proportions (good old 4:3 or 16:9). Literally every channel can be different, and every show on that channel. It’s a MESS.
But getting a cable box puts everthing in order. It keeps all the ratios right. And all the channels are grouped together in a better order. (mostly)
So if anyone wants to get one, it’s a good time to buy High Definition.
— StarDust1
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