zotjen
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I tried asking this in the AVS Forum but so far no one replied. All they seem to care about there are plasmas.
Anyway, I've been itching to get an HDTV for some time now and after careful consideration, decided to go with LCD. After doing some comparisons I decided on the Panasonic TC-32LX50. I see though that Panasonic is getting ready to launch a new line, in particular the TC-32LX60 and TC-32LX600.
I see that the new line has some additional features but I'm wondering if there will be a significant improvement in picture quality. Can we expect a price drop in the current line once the new one comes out? I've noticed that a number of retailers are already out of stock of the LX50 so I'm worried availability may become an issue if I hold off getting it to wait for a price drop.
If I hold out for a newer model, I expect I'll have to pay near MSRP for it and I'd also want to wait for a number of reviews first. As announced at CES 2006, the new line was scheduled to be shipped next month. It now looks like there will be a delay as far as Panasonic's new plasmas are concerned, so I'm wondering if the LCDs will be delayed as well.
I had my mind set on getting the LX50 this weekend but now I'm not sure what to do. If I get the current model now, I may hit myself once the new ones arrive for not waiting. If I wait for a newer model, it may turn out that aside from the features, there's no significant picture improvement and then the current model won't be available and I'll have to pay the higher price. Any advice?
Anyway, I've been itching to get an HDTV for some time now and after careful consideration, decided to go with LCD. After doing some comparisons I decided on the Panasonic TC-32LX50. I see though that Panasonic is getting ready to launch a new line, in particular the TC-32LX60 and TC-32LX600.
I see that the new line has some additional features but I'm wondering if there will be a significant improvement in picture quality. Can we expect a price drop in the current line once the new one comes out? I've noticed that a number of retailers are already out of stock of the LX50 so I'm worried availability may become an issue if I hold off getting it to wait for a price drop.
If I hold out for a newer model, I expect I'll have to pay near MSRP for it and I'd also want to wait for a number of reviews first. As announced at CES 2006, the new line was scheduled to be shipped next month. It now looks like there will be a delay as far as Panasonic's new plasmas are concerned, so I'm wondering if the LCDs will be delayed as well.
I had my mind set on getting the LX50 this weekend but now I'm not sure what to do. If I get the current model now, I may hit myself once the new ones arrive for not waiting. If I wait for a newer model, it may turn out that aside from the features, there's no significant picture improvement and then the current model won't be available and I'll have to pay the higher price. Any advice?