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Not enough emphasis on picture quality in general

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For 30 years I have considered picture quality to be the first consideration when buying a TV. Many people don't. Even magazine reviews often focus on other issues like number of features or serviceability or price, without really telling you which model has the best picture. And you can't see the picture in a magazine!

Salesmen in stores almost never mention picture quality, except to talk about some new buzz-word like "flat screen" or "black-screen" or "super-pixel saturation" or some other term that is meant to impress upon the buyer that this set is better than others. I'm always amazed to see people walking out with a set that I wouldn't bother to turn on because I wouldn't want to watch a whole half-hour on it.

That's why I still listen to my TV in stereo. The 27" CRT doesn't justify a surround system.


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