Friday, December 2, 2005
High Def, Low Cost: HDTV Prices Plunge
Posted by Suhit Gupta in "HARDWARE" @ 05:00 AM
"The most casual of HDTV shoppers know that prices fall each year, but price cuts over the past 12 months have finally brought large LCD and plasma models within reach for mainstream shoppers as the holiday-buying season gets into full swing. Prices for LCD TVs have declined in part because of heavy competition from such budget brands as Syntax and Westinghouse, says Riddhi Patel, senior analyst for market research company iSuppli. In addition, LCD panel manufacturers are able to turn out more screens per day. David Naranjo, vice president at research firm DisplaySearch, says that new factories can output glass sheets large enough to make eight 32-inch panels, compared with the three-panel sheets previous-generation facilities produced. This combination of efficiency and competition has roughly halved the average street prices of 32-inch LCDs in the past year, according to DisplaySearch."
Woohoo! Good news for me. Of course, I have been greedily thinking of an even larger LCD TV than 32" (around 42") but it would be cool to have a relatively inexpensive second TV. Anyways, I totally believe this report because after Black Friday (last week) I have heard so many people say that they picked up big-screen HDTVs -- LCD and DLP -- in the $1000 range.
Woohoo! Good news for me. Of course, I have been greedily thinking of an even larger LCD TV than 32" (around 42") but it would be cool to have a relatively inexpensive second TV. Anyways, I totally believe this report because after Black Friday (last week) I have heard so many people say that they picked up big-screen HDTVs -- LCD and DLP -- in the $1000 range.
