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Article: For new TVs, armoires are out.
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- The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, PA)
- Article date:
- May 5, 2006
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Byline: Eils Lotozo
With more and more Americans chucking those bulky old televisions and switching to increasingly affordable flat screens, furniture-makers are looking to cash in on a prime sales opportunity.
That was obvious from the number of companies at High Point promoting new entertainment centers specially designed to accommodate flat-screen TVs and their components.
"Those television armoires we all bought don't work anymore," said Carla Mata-Sprinkles, spokeswoman for Magnussen Home, which showed 22 new home-entertainment collections, in everything from mission to cottage to contemporary styles.
All the collections emphasize ...