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[zamwessell]

Check this out.

http://gear.ign.com/articles/679/679235p1.html

Why base sets starting at 55" ????

Am i reading it right?

[Freightmaster]

Originally Posted by zamwessell

Why base sets starting at 55" ????

Only a guess, but perhaps because they are trying to capture the DLP market,
and I read somewhere that the most popular size of DLP RP TV in the US is now 55"

Also, as has been discussed/argued elsewhere on this forum,
1080p at anything less than 50/55" is a waste of time/money
unless you are:

a) planning to sit insanely close to your tv

or

b) possess 20/20 vision

In other words, on a 37 or 42 inch screen at a 'normal' viewing distance,
720p is almost indistinguishable from 1080p to most people.


This is why the only 'true HD' set in the Panny 600 range is the 65-incher.


~ MARK ~

p.s. I fall into category (a) above , but I don't expect manufacturers
to make 1080p tvs just for idiots like me