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Originally Posted by cwmoser
$529 was a lot of money in 1952 or 1953.
Can't think of any of today's high tech objects relatively as pricey.
Carl
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Look at today's large-screen HDTVs. Many very large name-brand flat screens are selling for well over $500, and if you buy a complete home theater with, for example, a 50" TV, 5.1-channel surround sound system, and an entertainment-center cabinet to house it all, you can expect to spend close to twice that much if not more.
I think the the brand name and size of the screen, in that order, are two major factors (there may be others) that set the selling price for today's FP TVs; the lesser-known the name and the smaller the screen, the cheaper the set will be, and vice-versa. The brand name is what you are paying for, even though none of the major television manufacturers exist any longer. The excellent reputations for quality these now-defunct companies once had has been shot to H--- as well.
