An update on the purchase only I care about.
It is/was down to two candidates for my 80% computer monitor, 10% HDTV, and 10% DVD screen purchase I've been thinking about (and first mentioned here).
HP L2335 (monitor): $1570 total (EBay - $1295 plus shipping)
Sharp LC26GA4U (TV): $1520 (EBay - $1599 plus shipping)
*EBay prices are the "Buy It Now"'s for new units
The price difference between the two is pretty insignificant in consumer stores. The HP is smaller with higher resolution (1900 by 1200) while the Sharp is larger with less resolution (1366 by 768). I was pretty impressed with the HP in the store, but I have yet to see the Sharp anywhere (though Sharp is generally considered the leader in LCD technology). I really wouldn't want to purchase something this expensive on EBay, but I am amazed that all the "Buy It Now" prices are greater than those that can easily be found on online stores (admittedly, the price for this TV in a brick and mortar tends to be at least $2000). I mean, who prefers to purchase an item on EBay (though admittedly, I did it once)? As I've seen others do, I should "sell" this information on EBay for a few bucks.
What makes the choice even more interesting now, is that Dell has announced (chait via Gizmodo a 20 inch wide-screen monitor (1680 by 1050) for only $800. That is extremely tempting since it is at about half the price of the other two monitors I'm looking at. I'm hoping that they'll also announce a slightly larger monitor for not too much more, but that is extremely unlikely.
Oh well, back to numbers switching on a screen.
Update (11.10.04): Saw a couple of days ago the announcement of a 23 inch 'IT-TV' by Sharp (from Chait). Sharp claims to combine the best of both worlds (inputs, brightness, response time, etc.) in the display at a decent price ($1499 street). Tempting, but I still like bigger and better resolution. The first to create a wide-screen LCD at 1900 by 1200 (or better) that fills a 30" by 20" space (plus at a reasonable price) wins!
Posted by shs4 at November 3, 2004 12:39 AM | TrackBack