windbane on 03 September 2007
| valen200 said: ^^ "More HDTVs are bought now than SDTVs the last I checked, and I expect that to keep favoring HDTV more and more. " we don't stock 1080p because we get very few requests for them. It takes shelf space and money from our inventory budget to stock them. Besides, its not like any of us has a say. Corporate has crunched the numbers and they are the ones not supplying us with any. We still sell plenty of 720p tv and plenty of Sdtv. the occasional 1080i tv is thrown in to boot. Saying more HDTV are sold is not the same as saying more 1080p tvs are sold than every thing else. 1080p is still expensive enough to be more out of reach for many people. 720p tv, in smaller sizes in particular, are not much more than many of the SDtvs that we sell. That is why those models sell. I expect that in about 6 months we might start carrying them if the price drops enough. Gaming is a hobby. A TV is a luxury item, in that you do not need it to continue your survival. 1080p is far from affordable to the average person, and often that money is needed elsewhere. I really don't see it as "pathetic," "worthless," or "redneck backwoods" to not emphasize an expensive luxury item in our stores' inventory. |
I guess my main point here is I dont care about your store, whereever you work. Imo 1080p is the only HDTV to get, despite the cost difference.
Now, you may disagree, but the facts are that HDTVs of all kinds are outselling SDTVs now. HDTVs are not the problem going forward.
