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CES Scorecard 2007 - What Came True; What Didn't

Posted by Zonk on from the just-a-few-weeks-away dept.

narramissic writes "In the race for Consumer Electronics Show (CES) headlines, companies parade new, hot, and not-quite-ready-for-primetime products while keynote speakers rev things up with predictions for the year ahead. An ITworld article runs down the list of who stuck their necks out too far in 2007, starting with Sharp's monster 108-inch LCD. 'The set represented the biggest flat-panel TV developed -- a title it still holds today -- and came without a price but with the promise of availability during 2007. But wealthy consumers are still waiting. Sharp said recently that it is still working on plans for a commercial launch for the TV set.'"

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  1. Am I the only one? by InsaneProcessor · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Am I the only one who read this and wondered where the rest of the article is? I found this kind of empty. They only wrote about four products and five technologies out of the 2000 vendors.

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  2. Re:At that size... by timmarhy · · Score: 3, Insightful
    you can't watch a projector with any kind of light in the room, so it's useless unless it has it's own special room.

    I have a 70", 178cm JVC hdtv and it's far better then any projector i've seen.

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  3. Re:What's the point here? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Insightful

    Know what that sounds like? A poor person justifying to themself why they don't need a fancy big TV anyway.

    In fact, why bother with a regular sized TV at all when you can get one of those portable 2" TVs and a magnifying glass.

    I'm sure somewhere there's a filthy rich guy with a TV room larger than my apartment who simply can't imagine buying a TV less than 100".