Petey,

sorry, but i disagree. Todays technology with plasma and DLP is far superior to what was available even 4 years ago. With a half life of 25,000 hours, that is a lot of TV.

I suspect people may replace a HDTV that they bought 8 years ago because the picture is so much better and prices have come down so far. But, folks that have bought in the last couple of years will not be replacing their sets for quite a while. That is why I think HDTV sales will start plumetting in another year or two.

Folks like me with the 1st generation XBR may end up buying a new set in a couple of years. But thats because of issues with that particular set. There was a class action lawsuit that Sony settled out of court with-much to the dismay of many XBR1 owners like myself.

Other Sony LCD HDTVs are very, very good.

Istand by my prediction that Sales of HDTVs will fall. Rapidly. What will those electroic companies focus on if it turns out to be true?
That was my point.