Sounds good to me. Wasn't it just last year that you pointed out a similar price delta of close to $1K, and you were saying that it wouldn't come down for many years? Glad to see that you recognize the short-term limitations of your "long-term" thinking. John Willkie -----Original Message----- From: opendtv-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:opendtv-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Craig Birkmaier Sent: Friday, July 02, 2004 2:27 PM To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [opendtv] Re: Barriers eroding to LCD TV adoption At 8:05 PM -0400 7/1/04, Tom Barry wrote: >According to recent AVS posts there are a couple of Sanyo integrated >(ATSC&Cable QAM) direct view 30" & 32" sets at WalMart for only $747. > >http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=395229 > >I think that sort of sets a new price point to beat. > Yup, if the price for these sets is only $747, they really do represent a new low price point. I would note two things: These are CRT displays that weigh in at about 150 pounds. You can buy the non HD version of the 32" Sanyo with Svideo and component inputs for $447. This means that the premium for the HD tuners and drive circuity is just $300 at retail. Regards Craig ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can UNSUBSCRIBE from the OpenDTV list in two ways: - Using the UNSUBSCRIBE command in your user configuration settings at FreeLists.org - By sending a message to: opendtv-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line.