Why are picture frames so expensive? I can buy an HD TV for less than this, so what's the deal?
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You need some processing capabilities/software to run it so it is basically a cheap computer or tablet type device really (not just a monitor). There is just a limited software on it to only process photos (and videos or music in some as well). Some diyers actually make their old/slow laptops that still have functional displays into digital photo frames.
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Personaly because this tv is so revealing, it doesn't look very good. On hd contnet it looks realy sharp but on lesser stuff not so good. The other night I was watching my favorite actress jessica alba in the eye from 2008 and it really looked horrible because it was in standard def. If your going to get a tv like this and spend this much, you need to put the best quality input into it.
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Deb,,I've had our Seiki TV now for a little over a year now and so far so good. Of course it doesn't have all the bells and whistles like a Samsung TV but then again, a 40" Samsung is like $300 more than what I paid. As I said into review, I got a great deal on a Black Friday apecial at Brandsmart that was muck lower than any deals I've seen on Amazon. It even has 3 HDMI connections that is more than some of the more expensive models. Hope that answeed your question.
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The only reason I can see is that Samsung discontinued this t.v, and with the overall design is not as space efficient as any of Samsungs other dlp televisions. I have this one and also a 720p set by samsung which I bought in 10-2006. Just to let you know, Samsung also has on sale a 50" DLP 720p set for $899.I bought this one, and gave the 720p set to my parents, and to be honest with you I didnt notice a difference at all. If youre just breaking into the HD world, Id suggest getting one of the HLT models from samsung that is on sale now on amazon. You wont notice a difference, save yourself hundreds, and will less likely have problems with the set, as I and many others have with this particular model. The only reason I can see is that Samsung discontinued this t.v, and with the overall design is not as space efficient as any of Samsungs other dlp televisions. I have this one and also a 720p set by samsung which I bought in 10-2006. Just to let you know, Samsung also has on sale a 50" DLP 720p set for $899.I bought this one, and gave the 720p set to my parents, and to be honest with you I didnt notice a difference at all. If youre just breaking into the HD world, Id suggest getting one of the HLT models from samsung that is on sale now on amazon. You wont... » Read More The only reason I can see is that Samsung discontinued this t.v, and with the overall design is not as space efficient as any of Samsungs other dlp televisions. I have this one and also a 720p set by samsung which I bought in 10-2006. Just to let you know, Samsung also has on sale a 50" DLP 720p set for $899.I bought this one, and gave the 720p set to my parents, and to be honest with you I didnt notice a difference at all. If youre just breaking into the HD world, Id suggest getting one of the HLT models from samsung that is on sale now on amazon. You wont notice a difference, save yourself hundreds, and will less likely have problems with the set, as I and many others have with this particular model. « Show Less
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Man, 50GB TITLES? Definitely a marketing strategy. So you believe anything the press tells you? People, movies are made by directors, some films are shot to be murky and grainy, while some are smooth and crisp. HD was made to make pictures more detailed when you have a 60" screen, NTSC just cannot adapt to this screen size w/out noise. Which is why you can ONLY see the differnce betweeen 1080i(1780x1080) and 1080p(1920x1080)in a 60" or LARGER hdtv. I do not believe that movies will be coming out in 50GB, 10-15 gb probably. I am talking about just the film itself, not special features and what-not. You know the disc the HD discs(BR/HDDVD) they have today ONLY USE 18-20% disc space? Sad to say, our purchases are dictated by corporations. They will not invest in a perfect HD film unless viable, it is all about the almighty dollar!! My friend is a film editor, you watch the stuff he makes from Warner. Blu-ray may have a future aside from JUST movies. However, for film, I am not so sure... Look for my posts under one of the reviews of the toshiba HD-A20 with 13 comments. I tried to explain HD. I got tired of all the hype between HDDVD AND BLU-RAY. Now you know what the corporations should do, make machines that play both formats for a reasonable OR CHEAP price(unlike the LG hybrid), stop making dvd players, make all machines 100% backwards compatible w/ dvd, tell consumers that 1080p is not needed for HDTVS 30-55 inches size, make cheap hybrid 360 and PS3 games to play in both machines, sell HDDVD AND BLU-RAY discs for a $15 price etc. You know why this will not happen? because they want $$$, they don't care about the consumers. You know HDDVD and BLU-RAY technology has been around when DVD was a mere 3-5 year old technology? They didn't bring them out until they got all the money invested in dvd back to the investors... That's the name of the game. Unfortunately, we are controlled by the corporations...
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Blu-ray is a niche market too. I have had HD DVD player for year now and even after showing it to friends who have a HDTV they still are happy with regular DVDs. Even with HD players going for under a $100 they are waiting for any HD format players and media to hit DVD prices $30 for a player $5 for a DVD. At the prices BR is charging even 2 years later they missed 99% of the home market. That makes HD & BR both niche products. As a HD fanboy I'm not resisting anything. I'm just enjoying movies on my HD system. Tonight is the re-mastered "Poltergeist" off of SD DVD. Any new re-mastered DVDs look great on my set-up so it is all good at my house even as a "loser" in the format wars. My DVD collection is 99.8% SD DVD and .2% HD. Good thing my HD player plays all the disc I already own and makes them shine.
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I actually bought the tv i really wanted but couldn't afford. I got the Samsung PN50C8000! It's a great tv. I got it for $1,000 bucks. I'm not sure about the Panasonic but my brother got the Samsung PN50C7000 and it's just like my c8000. You really can't tell the difference. There is definately no buzzing coming from my tv. You can't buy a tv based on what other people say. All tvs will have some that come off the assembly line that are defective. Just buy the tv you like. If it turns out to be a piece of junk start saving for the next one. If i were you i would go ahead and get the Samsung. It has a great picture. Enjoy I actually bought the tv i really wanted but couldn't afford. I got the Samsung PN50C8000! It's a great tv. I got it for $1,000 bucks. I'm not sure about the Panasonic but my brother got the Samsung PN50C7000 and it's just like my c8000. You really can't tell the difference. There is definately no buzzing coming from my tv. You can't buy a tv based on what other people say. All tvs will have some that come off the assembly line that are defective. Just buy the tv you like. If it turns out to be a piece of junk start saving for the next one. If i were you i would go ahead and get the... » Read More I actually bought the tv i really wanted but couldn't afford. I got the Samsung PN50C8000! It's a great tv. I got it for $1,000 bucks. I'm not sure about the Panasonic but my brother got the Samsung PN50C7000 and it's just like my c8000. You really can't tell the difference. There is definately no buzzing coming from my tv. You can't buy a tv based on what other people say. All tvs will have some that come off the assembly line that are defective. Just buy the tv you like. If it turns out to be a piece of junk start saving for the next one. If i were you i would go ahead and get the Samsung. It has a great picture. Enjoy « Show Less
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Have been watching this as well. Look at the ratings. I own one and its the best LCD on the market at the moment IMHO. The lowest price I have seen here at Amazon was $2940.00 USD a while back. Which is what I got it for. Since folks have been buying it, and the ratings continue to be 4.75+ stars, the price has been creeping up towards what the local BB and CC are charging for it ($3800+ in my area). I think once the 71 and 81 series hit the streets, this one will drop for sure. But until that time, this one is top dog, at least in my house. The picture maxed out in 1080P will just blow you away!!
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I have been watching the price of this HDTV as well and I think that the practice of offering a coupon (which implies a discount) but then increasing the price by more than the value of the coupon is very misleading. It would seem from the comments above/below that other consumers feel the same way.
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I just checked out their website and they have most of the latest releases, as well as 3 different quality formats, SD, HD and HDX which is better than regular HD. Their prices are the same as Amazon and CinemaNow, not sure why you think their prices are so bad? Panasonic has Amazon VOD in case you're interested.
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I literally just ordered a KDL-W3000 52 inch television 1 hour ago. I did 3 months of research and although I am not sure how I'll fell when I get the television, I can say that I went for the w3000. I looked at some seocnd tier brands first, but quickly moved on to the main brands.... settling in on the Sharp D64 or a Toshiba 167 or the Sony W3000. Of course the Sony was the most expensive of the brands I was looking at. As far as picture and blur: I can not even tell you if I could see any difference between the w3000 and the XBR, so I went for the XBR. I did see one scene in a movie where I saw a slight amount of motion blur, so I am sure it exists.. the quesiton is, "how bad does the blur appear to you and what is it worth for you to minimize the blur" ? For me... the answer was in my order.. I went with the W3000. The price was $2309 no tax, no delivery fee.
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Well let me put it this way, you are blowing up the image to fit with no more data available. That said SD willalways look like crap on a larger screen, that is a fact of life. I dont find this tv to be any worse or better then my Sharp or my Panny. Bottom line, blow up a 35mm negative and a 8 x10 negative to a poster and guess which will look better, same thing here.
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Supply and demand. People want the best DVD player and this looks like it is if your into HD DVDs and have a ton of DVDs too. Still at $1,499 as of my post.
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One of the posters talks about the picture quality while using non-HDTV. I think he said he has it in a trailer, so no HDTV. Also, this unit doesn't have an S-Video connection, which is what is needed to get the best quality standard def. picture (at least that's my understanding). Which tells me that this unit is really not intended mainly for standard def viewing. Vizio, Sharp, and Philips make some units still with S-video connections. Maybe some others do, too, but so far I've found only those three brands. And if I had to guess, I would guess that eventually they'll all stop putting in S-Video connections, as more and more people start subscribing to HDTV. One of the posters talks about the picture quality while using non-HDTV. I think he said he has it in a trailer, so no HDTV. Also, this unit doesn't have an S-Video connection, which is what is needed to get the best quality standard def. picture (at least that's my understanding). Which tells me that this unit is really not intended mainly for standard def viewing. Vizio, Sharp, and Philips make some units still with S-video connections. Maybe some others do, too, but so far I've found only those three brands. And if I had to guess, I would guess that eventually they'll all stop putting in... » Read More One of the posters talks about the picture quality while using non-HDTV. I think he said he has it in a trailer, so no HDTV. Also, this unit doesn't have an S-Video connection, which is what is needed to get the best quality standard def. picture (at least that's my understanding). Which tells me that this unit is really not intended mainly for standard def viewing. Vizio, Sharp, and Philips make some units still with S-video connections. Maybe some others do, too, but so far I've found only those three brands. And if I had to guess, I would guess that eventually they'll all stop putting in S-Video connections, as more and more people start subscribing to HDTV. « Show Less
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As other people have mentioned Samsung has new 1080p lcds coming out, so these models are not going to be made anymore which is probably why amazon does not have any. While the new tv's have some improvements, just like anything with tech toys, the price will be high for a while.
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Everyone just wait - the price of LCD's are dropping 3-4% each quarter, and in this economy, stores and online retailers are stuck with excess inventory - less than a month ago the price of this TV was $1494, and today it's over $110 more - that's absolutely ridiculous. At Best Buy in my area (near Philadelphia, PA) an open-box unit of this TV was selling for $1,609.99 - when a place like Best Buy (with their prices typically $300-$400 more than Amazon) comes close to Amazon prices for an open box unit, I believe that is an indication that supply is increasing at reasonable prices and the price both online and offline will likely be driven down in turn! Everyone just wait - the price of LCD's are dropping 3-4% each quarter, and in this economy, stores and online retailers are stuck with excess inventory - less than a month ago the price of this TV was $1494, and today it's over $110 more - that's absolutely ridiculous. At Best Buy in my area (near Philadelphia, PA) an open-box unit of this TV was selling for $1,609.99 - when a place like Best Buy (with their prices typically $300-$400 more than Amazon) comes close to Amazon prices for an open box unit, I believe that is an indication that supply is increasing at reasonable prices and the... » Read More Everyone just wait - the price of LCD's are dropping 3-4% each quarter, and in this economy, stores and online retailers are stuck with excess inventory - less than a month ago the price of this TV was $1494, and today it's over $110 more - that's absolutely ridiculous. At Best Buy in my area (near Philadelphia, PA) an open-box unit of this TV was selling for $1,609.99 - when a place like Best Buy (with their prices typically $300-$400 more than Amazon) comes close to Amazon prices for an open box unit, I believe that is an indication that supply is increasing at reasonable prices and the price both online and offline will likely be driven down in turn! « Show Less
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These TV's are WAY overpriced by this seller @ 1000 clams. The same people had it for under 600 a month or 2 ago. It wouldn't suprise me that they are discontinued from Visio. They haven't had any on their website available for quite some time. (at $659) Usually means something is up. Look around or buy something else from someone else !! I'm not a corporate ceo with millions, I'm in the 99% . . . . I need reasonable pricing in order to spend hard earned cash.