18% of consumers bought HDTV for console use

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http://www.joystiq.com/2008/04/24/study-18-of-consumers-bought-hdtv-because-of-console/

A new study by Frank N. Magid Associates shows that 18% of HDTV purchasers in the last year bought one because of their Xbox 360 or PS3. GameDaily reports the study found that 5.5 million households purchased an HDTV for the first time in the last year and that 25% of households now have at least one HDTV set in the home.

Sony could come out a big winner if this trend continues, with the high-def movie format war locked up and the only console with HD movie playback built-in. Then again, we can only imagine the continuing Nintendo profit madness if there ever ended up being a Wii: Blu-ray edition.
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That's...somewhat surprising. I've always thought of a 360 or PS3 as a secondary reason to buy an HDTV, but I don't see someone buying a thousand dollar HDTV just to make their games look a bit better. Seems like somewhat of a waste of money to me.
 
Ditto, it was thanks to DEAD RISING on 360 that forced me to buy an HDTV because I couldn't read the text :lol
 
I'm not that deep into the particulars to want an HDTV. Just an ordinary TV works fine for me. I'm satisfied with analog, being that everything I have uses it. The cost of admission to the HDTV phenomenon is really out of reach for my pockets. It staggers my little brain to peel off a $1000 or more dollars for a TV only to have the light bulb blow in a matter of a couple of years with the replacement repair being around $400. That has been the experience of people that I know that has jumped into the HDTV experience. The bulbs have only lasted a little past the warranty. I will stick to what I have until I have to purchase something else. ;)
 
retro junkie said:
I'm not that deep into the particulars to want an HDTV. Just an ordinary TV works fine for me. I'm satisfied with analog, being that everything I have uses it. The cost of admission to the HDTV phenomenon is really out of reach for my pockets. It staggers my little brain to peel off a $1000 or more dollars for a TV only to have the light bulb blow in a matter of a couple of years with the replacement repair being around $400. That has been the experience of people that I know that has jumped into the HDTV experience. The bulbs have only lasted a little past the warranty. I will stick to what I have until I have to purchase something else. ;)
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Yeah, that's the problem I'm having right now. The bulb went out after just a little over a year from having it on so much. We would do 10 hour gaming sessions sometimes...I imagine being on for ten hours straight would make it more likely to happen. Until I get a new lamp I'm just playing on a standard tv. It's actually kind of nice not having to account for HD lag in games like Halo 3 and Rock Band.
 
retro junkie said:
I'm not that deep into the particulars to want an HDTV. Just an ordinary TV works fine for me. I'm satisfied with analog, being that everything I have uses it. The cost of admission to the HDTV phenomenon is really out of reach for my pockets. It staggers my little brain to peel off a $1000 or more dollars for a TV only to have the light bulb blow in a matter of a couple of years with the replacement repair being around $400. That has been the experience of people that I know that has jumped into the HDTV experience. The bulbs have only lasted a little past the warranty. I will stick to what I have until I have to purchase something else. ;)
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But not all HDTV's use bulbs. If you do ever decide to get an HDTV, I recommend a plasma or an LCD. Plasma's are the way to go if you want anything over 40 inches, and LCD's for anything less. And if you do get one with a bulb (DLP) it will cost around $60.

Not to mention that now, if you do buy an HDTV that is a good brand, it will easily last you at least ten years.
 
Mai Valentine said:
Plasmas are more prone to burn-in, though. That's why I got a DLP instead.
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Actually, they're not anymore. Not for a couple of years. Plasma's quality has gone up substantially and no longer burn-in. This used to be the case, but not anymore.

EDIT: I don't know when you got your TV, so you're right.
 
CreepinDeth said:
Actually, they're not anymore. Not for a couple of years. Plasma's quality has gone up substantially and no longer burn-in. This used to be the case, but not anymore.

EDIT: I don't know when you got your TV, so you're right.
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I got my tv just about a year and a half ago.

But even with that, I have a friend who has a plasma tv that he just got less than half a year ago, and it already has burn-in. It's really only noticeable when the screen is dark, though. If you're watching something or playing something, it's not that obvious that there is burn-in.
 
Mai Valentine said:
I got my tv just about a year and a half ago.

But even with that, I have a friend who has a plasma tv that he just got less than half a year ago, and it already has burn-in. It's really only noticeable when the screen is dark, though. If you're watching something or playing something, it's not that obvious that there is burn-in.
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What brand is it? I know that certain brands still do, like BenQ plasma TVs.
 
CreepinDeth said:
But not all HDTV's use bulbs. If you do ever decide to get an HDTV, I recommend a plasma or an LCD. Plasma's are the way to go if you want anything over 40 inches, and LCD's for anything less. And if you do get one with a bulb (DLP) it will cost around $60.

Not to mention that now, if you do buy an HDTV that is a good brand, it will easily last you at least ten years.
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The large screen HDTV I'm talking about they charged $350.00 for the bulb and $50.00 for labor. They could still see the images on the TV screen, but they were very dark without the lighting. Like the old GB SP without the backlight.
 
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