Intel has produced a new tech. This will be available as early as this Christmas. It is an lcd tv using lcos. The most unbelievable thing is that a 50 inch will be around $1000. It will be even better than 1080 pi. Also it is 7 inches deep. This will make it very affordable for the big game. I love HDTV.:geaux:
Here is the link. I read at 3 diff. websites about the 50 inch being $1000. http://www.intel.com/design/celect/technology/lcos/30042801.pdf
Here is a website that talks about the 50 inch being $1000. http://www.mercola.com/2003/dec/20/lcd_televisions.htm
Has everbody that had looked at this thread waiting for christmas this year. Just think have the TV before we play in the orange bowl.
This is gonna be GREAT - the sooner the better... ...I have a 11 year old Mitsubishi 50" rear projection set that I have replaced the power supply on twice (@ $350 a pop) in the last three years.... ...the wife is seriously freakin' out over how much I'm gonna drop on my next set... ...of course, she freaked out when I bought my set in March of '93 for $2200, which the price hasn't really gone down from since....
According to Intel, the TV will sell for $1000 only to high volume customers (ie retail channels). The author of that 'blurb' on the link above seems to be mistaken, or else he's quoting a source that is exclusive to him. From Intel: http://www.intel.com/pressroom/archive/releases/20040108corp_a.htm This means the TVs will retail for around ~$1,500+, which is still a good price. Eventually the price will come down of course, but initially they won't be $1,000 unless Intel is subsidizing their sale at that wholesale price (no reason to do that).