CRT TVs Remain Affordable Option

Fri Feb 23, 2007 10:59AM EST

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With all the hoopla over LCD and plasma TV sales in recent months, you'd think the bulkier tube TVs, or CRTs, are fading from the market fast. I had that same sense when I saw CRTs relegated to a corner of my local Best Buy so the more expensive big-screen TVs could stretch out and be center stage.

Not so fast, it turns out. As this Cnet article notes, 46 percent of TVs shipped to North American retailers at the end of 2006 were CRTs, according to iSuppli, an electronics market research firm. And while prices on flat-panel LCDs and plasma TVs have fallen dramatically in the last year, they are still expensive and out of reach to many consumers. CRTs remain the more affordable option and the picture quality can be pretty darn good on many of them.

From iSuppli: The average selling price for 30- to 39-inch CRT TVs in 2006 was $602 while similar-sized LCDs averaged about $1,235. In 2007, the firm predicts the same sized CRTs will sell for an average of $411, while their LCD counterparts will sell for $780.

As the price gap continues to close, more consumers will definitely take the leap to the newer technology. The Consumer Electronics Association predicts that by 2009, CRTs will no longer be sold in the United States. But today, manufacturers are still rolling them out on shelves because the market is alive and well. Samsung still produces one CRT for every eight TVs shipped, Cnet reports. And they are making them thinner and thinner, so they look more like their competition. Also, many may not realize there are HDTV CRTs available. They're more expensive than analog CRTs but they still cost less than LCD, plasma, and projector TVs.

So, let's be honest. While many of us would love to make the leap to a big-screen LCD or plasma, is there a chance your next TV purchase could be a CRT?

If so, here are some articles worth your time:

Uncovering the Pros and Cons of CRT TVs
Understanding HDTV Options

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  • 1 Posted by larryjohnson4427@sbcglobal.net on Fri Feb 23, 2007 5:48PM EST Report Abuse

    If there was no other choice I would not replace my CRT. The last time I watched TB was the Gerald Ford funeral. I do not have cable.. I read about 15 books per month, spend hours a day on my computer. I know few of the younger actors in movies and television and can tell you nothing about the new TV shows since "The Practice." I am 75 and active in my community and just have the time or desire for television/

  • 2 Posted by rjbiegel on Sat Feb 24, 2007 7:58PM EST Report Abuse

    I find it ironic that the add below does not have CRT TV's. Sony's High Definition CRT TV's have excellent pictures.

  • 3 Posted by juselman on Tue Feb 27, 2007 10:15AM EST Report Abuse

    Well she is right and beleive me! A Sony CRT HD TV is the best money spent on a TV today! It has the best picture of them all. Plasma, LCD, DLP doesn't even come close. When friend come over who have HD tv's. They always ask, "Hey how did you get your picture so clear? It's like we are there?"

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