I'm in Japan on business so I thought it would be interesting to check out what the tvs are like out here and if they are cheaper than back in the US. I went to a number of electronic stores and something interesting I noticed is while there are numerous plasma and LCD flat panel sets, there aren't any DLP and LCP RPTVs. I'm not sure why this is as obviously certain brands that make them (sony, toshiba etc.) are Japanese. It could have something to do with the size of Japanese homes b/c they are much smaller than US homes. I found some flat screen 32 inch tvs and some 34 inch RPTV but other than those they are all plasmas when you get larger.
Prices aren't much different from the US. A 50" plasma was going for around 850,000 yen ($8,000) and the Sharp Aquos 37" was about 500,000 yen ($4,800) I'm not sure how that compares to the US.
I was quite disappointed though b/c I wanted to see what other offerings they had in Japan but unless you are willing to go flat panel your options are severely limited once you go above 30". I'm wondering if anyone else is familiar with the topic and knows of anything different. My company is considering to relocate me out here so it definitely is an area of interest for me.
Prices aren't much different from the US. A 50" plasma was going for around 850,000 yen ($8,000) and the Sharp Aquos 37" was about 500,000 yen ($4,800) I'm not sure how that compares to the US.
I was quite disappointed though b/c I wanted to see what other offerings they had in Japan but unless you are willing to go flat panel your options are severely limited once you go above 30". I'm wondering if anyone else is familiar with the topic and knows of anything different. My company is considering to relocate me out here so it definitely is an area of interest for me.