Follow-Up: HSN exclusive Honeywell LCDs sell out in a night
February 7, 2009 by Derek
The power of shopping channels shouldn’t be doubted, as even so-so merchandise can sell out in mass quantities very quickly. I know several people who are HSN/QVC/Shopping Network fanatics, and they’ll buy anything the channels offer. Here’s a prime example of this curiosity at work.
The last model Honeywell LCDs were reviewed rather poorly all over the web, but a 42″ Full HD TV for $799 was too much for many people, and the item sold out 2,000+ stock in a single day. Let’s just hope they’ve made improvements to the TV since the last model year, as color reproduction, gamma, reliability and blacks were roundly panned in the last go-round. Otherwise, I suspect there will be a fair amount of returns for HSN to process.
The good side: larger 1080p TVs becoming available to the masses at a fairly accessible price, which is a good harbinger of things to come, hopefully.
