Well, you gotta compare apples to apples, first apple being size. I want a 50" TV, not 46. Comparable Viera costs around $1800 on Amazon. Kuro costs about $2400 on Amazon. So the question is -- is the Kuro worth the extra $600.
Second apple is that you live in NJ, for shipping to which JR doesn't charge tax. Not the case with me. I'd have to pay roughly $200 in taxes and a $75 shipping charge.
Third apple -- they bundle with it a $400 Blu-ray player, which everyone says upconverts standard DVDs very well (something worth considering since BR is not that widespread yet).
Cost is cost, can't get away from that. But no taxes and no shipping charges helps.
Again, have to decide if the picture quality of the Panasonic vs Pioneer is worth the $600. I went to JnR during the week -- the Sony XBR6 is clearly worse picture-wise than Kuro (they are fed by the same shitty source at the store). I didn't look at the Viera but I might stop by again to take another gander...
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Date: 2008-12-21 06:37 pm (UTC)Well, you gotta compare apples to apples, first apple being size. I want a 50" TV, not 46. Comparable Viera costs around $1800 on Amazon. Kuro costs about $2400 on Amazon. So the question is -- is the Kuro worth the extra $600.
Second apple is that you live in NJ, for shipping to which JR doesn't charge tax. Not the case with me. I'd have to pay roughly $200 in taxes and a $75 shipping charge.
Third apple -- they bundle with it a $400 Blu-ray player, which everyone says upconverts standard DVDs very well (something worth considering since BR is not that widespread yet).
Cost is cost, can't get away from that. But no taxes and no shipping charges helps.
Again, have to decide if the picture quality of the Panasonic vs Pioneer is worth the $600. I went to JnR during the week -- the Sony XBR6 is clearly worse picture-wise than Kuro (they are fed by the same shitty source at the store). I didn't look at the Viera but I might stop by again to take another gander...