http://hd.engadget.com/2007/11/08/hitachi-pulls-the-plug-on-rptvs-in-north-america/ Engadget HD Comments for Hitachi pulls the plug on RPTVs in North America http://hd.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://hd.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2009 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://hd.engadget.com/2007/11/08/hitachi-pulls-the-plug-on-rptvs-in-north-america/http://hd.engadget.com/2007/11/08/hitachi-pulls-the-plug-on-rptvs-in-north-america/Nov 8th 2007 10:39AMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2007/11/08/hitachi-pulls-the-plug-on-rptvs-in-north-america/http://hd.engadget.com/2007/11/08/hitachi-pulls-the-plug-on-rptvs-in-north-america/Nov 8th 2007 2:22PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2007/11/08/hitachi-pulls-the-plug-on-rptvs-in-north-america/http://hd.engadget.com/2007/11/08/hitachi-pulls-the-plug-on-rptvs-in-north-america/
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Available brightness in a new projector is increasing over time, and brighter units are getting cheaper too, but it needs to get a lot brighter in order to compete with lighting and not wash out too much detail. A regular panel doesn't have that issue.

I still haven't gotten a real screen, I'm just biding my time because I have other things that need attention first.]]>Nov 9th 2007 12:07AMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2007/11/08/hitachi-pulls-the-plug-on-rptvs-in-north-america/http://hd.engadget.com/2007/11/08/hitachi-pulls-the-plug-on-rptvs-in-north-america/
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I bought a 70VS810 less than three years ago with an extended warranty and this irks me no end.
The only other thing CCity would probably offer me now, if the set became broken and unrepairable, is the 73" DLP from Mitsubishi, which to me, doesn't look as good as my LCD RPTV does at 70":
Circuit City refuses to offer the Sony 70" LCoS sets, only the 60" size (max) and that would be a better "fit" considering the seating distance.
On the other hand, if I was to buy a panel set, instead, it wouldn't be Hitachi, maybe a 65" (closer to 70") Panasonic Plasma or 65" Sharp Aquos LCD, just because of this.]]>Nov 8th 2007 2:52PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2007/11/08/hitachi-pulls-the-plug-on-rptvs-in-north-america/http://hd.engadget.com/2007/11/08/hitachi-pulls-the-plug-on-rptvs-in-north-america/
If CC doesn't have what you want, you might want to go online. I came very close to buying a TV from vanns.com (free shipping, too), but found what I wanted at a local H.H. Gregg's. Sony's SXRD (LCoS) is what I believe you are talking about.

http://www.vanns.com/shop/index.jsp]]>Nov 8th 2007 9:47PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2007/11/08/hitachi-pulls-the-plug-on-rptvs-in-north-america/http://hd.engadget.com/2007/11/08/hitachi-pulls-the-plug-on-rptvs-in-north-america/Nov 8th 2007 3:02PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2007/11/08/hitachi-pulls-the-plug-on-rptvs-in-north-america/http://hd.engadget.com/2007/11/08/hitachi-pulls-the-plug-on-rptvs-in-north-america/
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