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RE: Maybe .....

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unclestu52

In Reply to: RE: Maybe ..... posted by three_sox on June 21, 2008 at 22:24:14

Well, I'm speaking as an old man and remembering that Mits had a 480I 42 inch plasma for a mere $10K back in about 1990 with a relatively lousy picture. I can say that the initial flat screens did not have 1080 or even 768 resolution and the 480 sets were very expensive. Curiously these early sets did begin to move, and by the time the 768 sets came out even though prices for a 42 inch plasma were still in the $3K to $4K range they began to move and cosmetics had a lot to do with it. PQ had relatively little to do with it. Women wanted a smaller set with better furniture appeal visually.

That's been my experience.

Stu

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Interesting ...... - three_sox 04:24:54 06/24/08 (0)
...G'day Stu,

Well I am speaking as me and maybe I am young to some & old to others?

Back the 1991 I became aware of the first 42� plasma panels available here in Australia. They were Fujitsu. They were not readily available in shops & you needed to source then direct from Fujitsu. The recommended retail price was $18,999. However you could have one delivered for about $12,000 ~ I inquired to Fujitsu and the national or state (I forget now) sales manager phoned me back and offered me the price.

I didn�t end up buying one as I wanted to actually see it in the flesh first. By the time I saw one I did think it looked ok but not as good as the glossy pics in the magazines. I didn�t pull the trigger for several years but I have owed several since then and currently have two.

I have never noticed or heard of women being the driving force behind flat-panel sales in this area. They are still often referred to as �boy�s toys� but just this last 12 months flat panel TVs have reduced in price to where they are just about affordable to anyone who chooses to own one.

Stu I do not doubt many women will not allow large rear-projection TVs in their lounge rooms or other items viewed as �ugly� but I am just not aware of it being a significant factor in driving plasma (any flat panel) sales in this area. Of course it may well be a factor in other areas or even here & I am simply not aware of it.

Smile

Sox

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