Dell beats Sony...in TVs

Well it looks like the company that brought us the venerable Trinitron might lose the plasma battle. In a four city survey, consumers preferred Dell's W4200HD (Dell?!?) over Sony's KDE-42XS955. You might be asking "Why would Sony lose this battle of the PDPs?"

Those that were surveyed only had the picture quality and price to choose for the one they would purchase. The administrators of the test quoted them a price "around $4,000" for the Sony and "about $2,800" for the Dell. Of course they choose the Dell in overwhelming numbers, which has a great picture but moreover, a great price.  

It is interesting to note that as I am linking the models to this article, the Sony online price is not $4,000 but rather $5,499. I can tell you that Sony TVs have always been overpriced and their slim selection of Plasmas is no exception. The XS series never has gained a foothold in the plasma market due to its price.  I know that I would not spend the extra cash just to have something that says Sony on it.  Would you?