http://whatjapanthinks.com/2007/02/24/japanese-want-19-or-20-inches-and-will-pay-around-35000-yen-for-it/ From kimono to keitai; research Japanese facts and figures through translated opinion polls and surveys. Fri, 21 Nov 2008 03:38:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 http://whatjapanthinks.com/2007/02/24/japanese-want-19-or-20-inches-and-will-pay-around-35000-yen-for-it/#comment-13309 Durf Mon, 26 Feb 2007 02:25:22 +0000 http://whatjapanthinks.com/2007/02/24/japanese-want-19-or-20-inches-and-will-pay-around-35000-yen-for-it/#comment-13309 I love my 23" monitor . . . and I don't love thinking about how much I spent on it. :-D I love my 23″ monitor . . . and I don’t love thinking about how much I spent on it.

]]> http://whatjapanthinks.com/2007/02/24/japanese-want-19-or-20-inches-and-will-pay-around-35000-yen-for-it/#comment-13178 Ken Sun, 25 Feb 2007 03:02:41 +0000 http://whatjapanthinks.com/2007/02/24/japanese-want-19-or-20-inches-and-will-pay-around-35000-yen-for-it/#comment-13178 I think this is a bit more revealing that I thought at first glance, though the sample size is low. 19 to 20 inch is the most popular choice, followed by 17 inch. Yet, the ideal price range is 35,000 yen, followed by 10,000 to 19,999 yen - a massive disconnect between the product and it's pricing. I wish they had asked, "How much do you think it costs?" or even, "Do you have any idea what you're talking about?" That would actually be my favorite question at the end of every poll... I think this is a bit more revealing that I thought at first glance, though the sample size is low. 19 to 20 inch is the most popular choice, followed by 17 inch. Yet, the ideal price range is 35,000 yen, followed by 10,000 to 19,999 yen - a massive disconnect between the product and it’s pricing. I wish they had asked, “How much do you think it costs?” or even, “Do you have any idea what you’re talking about?” That would actually be my favorite question at the end of every poll…

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