NewBeetle
Distinguished Member
Just thinking today that over the last couple of years the mainstream TV size, meaning the most popular size for a homes 'main' television has gone from 42" up to 50". A couple of years ago people with 50" were few and far between, mainly due to cost I suppose but now thats no longer such a factor the 50" sets seem to have become the norm or at least as common a find in suburban living rooms as 42" TV's.
So do you think this is where it will settle for a while? Or can you see the 56-60" becoming mainstream and prices being driven down due to mass production and acceptance as something 'normal' people will have in the front room? I guess viewing distances may slow this natural progression though, as most people will not have a decent enough distance to view SD sources on a 60" set. But as more and more viewing is done in HD then everyone will have enough distance for a 60"
I can hear people saying no 60" sets will never come down to affordable levels for 'most people' to afford, but honestly its not that long ago a 50" would cost £3000.
So do you think this is where it will settle for a while? Or can you see the 56-60" becoming mainstream and prices being driven down due to mass production and acceptance as something 'normal' people will have in the front room? I guess viewing distances may slow this natural progression though, as most people will not have a decent enough distance to view SD sources on a 60" set. But as more and more viewing is done in HD then everyone will have enough distance for a 60"
I can hear people saying no 60" sets will never come down to affordable levels for 'most people' to afford, but honestly its not that long ago a 50" would cost £3000.