While waiting for the football game to start I read through the Sunday paper and scanned the sale ads. Concidering my main hobbie is computers I always look through the Circuit City, Compusa, Goog Guys, etc looking for new equipment and deals. After reading all of the electronic ads I noticed that not one advertised a LCD or DLP projector.
Having myself only gotten into HT and crt projectors last January , I look for HT gear now also in the ads. I've progressed from a Sony 722, 1252, and currently have a 9PG. Seeing that none of the sale ads advertised digital projectors, I decided to drive to a couple of the stores and make some inquiries.
At three different stores I waited for a salesman to contact me as I was wondering around. I told them that I was interested in having a home theater but was not sure where to start. I said that I wanted the biggest screen I could get, wanted to watch HD and satelite. I was then shown various big screen tv's, some rp and some digital.
NOT one of the salesman showed me a LCD or DLp projector. There were several projectors on display in the stores, but not one salesman led me to them. They weren't even mentioned.
I know that the three biggest drawbacks to CRT's in HT are their size, weight, and cost. But digitals are billed as the alternative being small, light and less expensive.
I know I live on the left coast but I just thought that it was strange that considering the package digitals come in that there was no push by salesman sell these pj's for home theater. Particularly after I said I wanted the biggest screen I could get.
Have I missed something?? Is the HT market still based on the big box against the wall???
Having myself only gotten into HT and crt projectors last January , I look for HT gear now also in the ads. I've progressed from a Sony 722, 1252, and currently have a 9PG. Seeing that none of the sale ads advertised digital projectors, I decided to drive to a couple of the stores and make some inquiries.
At three different stores I waited for a salesman to contact me as I was wondering around. I told them that I was interested in having a home theater but was not sure where to start. I said that I wanted the biggest screen I could get, wanted to watch HD and satelite. I was then shown various big screen tv's, some rp and some digital.
NOT one of the salesman showed me a LCD or DLp projector. There were several projectors on display in the stores, but not one salesman led me to them. They weren't even mentioned.
I know that the three biggest drawbacks to CRT's in HT are their size, weight, and cost. But digitals are billed as the alternative being small, light and less expensive.
I know I live on the left coast but I just thought that it was strange that considering the package digitals come in that there was no push by salesman sell these pj's for home theater. Particularly after I said I wanted the biggest screen I could get.
Have I missed something?? Is the HT market still based on the big box against the wall???