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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Derrick @ Oct 20th 2007 7:42PM
I think there is a lot smoke being blown here. With a 50" plasma @ 1 to 1.5k it is out of reach for the avg family. To equate a 30+ urban professional as avg is reaching. The majority of these homes have pc's with crt monitors if at all and not receiving any HD programming. With the majority of homes still watching 480i how can you think that 1440p will be anytime soon, when have yet to get 1080p broadcast. 1080p and HDM is niche market which we enjoy but to most their dvd's look well enough.
Bob P. @ Oct 20th 2007 9:01PM
Actually I think your misunderstanding the article.
It's not talking about what the average family is going to by, it's talking about the optimal size for the average living room. It's basically answering the question - At what point will people stop getting bigger televisions? Based on room size and viewing distance 65 is that max. In 20 years 65 inch televisions could be $300 and every family has one.
What I'm talking about is that 30+ urban professionals are increasingly following a trend of integrating their computer into their tv. Microsoft has been talking about this for a while now and the technology is finally making it a reality. 42' is too small. A friend tried this setup and it was just too small you couldn't read anything from the sofa. Even 52 is small. I have to get up every now and again because I can't read something. The trouble is 1080p won't let me go any higher without sacraficing picture quality.
The 30+ Urban profession is going to hit that 65' max a lot faster than the average family and they're going to want a better resolution.