• IWW4@lemmy.zip
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    They weren’t huge at all. They were huge for that day.

    Sure there was 40+ inch tvs if you were willing to shell out 10k plus.

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      Not even close. We’re talking about $1000-$3000 for a decent high end. You could regularly find used for $400-$500 if you could find a team to lug them out.

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      Not that expensive at all.

      In the 90s you could get a 40in for maybe like $500.

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        $500 in the 90s would be equivalent to around $1000 today. That’s a very expensive TV and more than I’ve spent on displays in total across my adult life (which includes some nice IPS computer displays)

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          I have a 75 in lg c1 in my theater and gaming room. Plenty of folks buy nicer displays. There are plenty of high end displays selling in volumes to support a very healthy display market.

          This was true in the past as well. As stated, you talk to most middle class Americans and they knew at least one guy hosting a Superbowl party with a big ass TV.

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            I think it’s more a question of individual values in where to spend money. From my memory as a kid in the 90s I did not see very many TVs bigger than 30" in family’s homes. I did see a couple of projection screens that were comparatively massive but those of course had their own problems