Consumer electronics: Flat-screen TV prices expected to plummet

November 10, 2008

A combination of weak consumer spending and a peak in manufacturing capacity will push prices for flat-panel TVs down to unprecedented lows this holiday season, according to analysts.

David Barnes, analyst at NPD Group's DisplaySearch unit, said prices are set to decrease rapidly starting on "Black Friday," the day after Thanksgiving, and lasting through next year.

It's even possible that 32-inch LCD TV sets, which now usually cost $600 to $700, will go as low as $350 in stores.

Larger 40- or 42-inch sets are already dipping below the $1,000 level.

Barnes said he believes smaller sets will be the big sellers this year, as consumers, and possibly also credit-card companies that had fueled big-ticket spending, tighten their belts.

One factor that could boost sales: The impending shutdown of the analog TV broadcasting network in February will means that older TVs that receive TV over the air will need a converter box.

The Associated Press

http://www.sun-sentinel.com/business...,2810256.story

 

for the past week, slickdeals has been posting deals for 42"+ lcd/plasma tvs for around 800$

I can't wait until BF to see the other deals

 

goddam. me be gettin a flat screen but it is only for my room so 32" is plenty big enough for me

 

Now I can finally put one in the crapper

 

first oil, and now LCD TV's.

what's next? audi S5's?

 

I'm thinking a 42" for my basement so I have something to watch while on the bike trainer.

 

I already got mine last year.....

 

anarchy.

 

Ive been looking for a 37inch for my game room! The time has come!

 

I should have waited to get my 40-incher. Got it last January.

 

it's getting to that time now with the BF deals.

but stuff like TVs are going to be insane. typically, don't B&M stores only have several TV's with the BF deals, and aren't they gone by like 6 anyways?

BF shopping is truly for the brave and patient.

 

i hear frys is gonna have 32" samsung lcd for $300 on BF

 

I'm just waiting for the Samsung LN46a750 to go down a little more. I looked at walmart on Sat, they had a Sanyo 1080p 46" LCD for $798 for their special morning sale.

They are really coming down in price.

 

Has anyone found something cheaper and just as good as samsung 58" plasma for $2088 shipped?

http://www.6ave.com/shop/Product.aspx?sku=SAMFPT5884

 

I dropped $600 on my 32" half a year ago .. Could've spent that money for a 42" now ..

 

It's okay, I dropped $2k on a 40" 720p Samsung a few years back

 

Gonna have to wait for the BF deals....

 

And I spent $3500 on a 50" RP LCD almost 3 years ago. That means nothing today.

 

I'm not sure what their standard practice is/was for TV's but for smaller stuff (receivers, disc players, etc...) 6ave shipped with DHL. :thumbsdow
I'd verify what their shipping practices are before ordering anything from them, especially a TV.

 

what a dick!

 

I don't think they'll be using DHL any more.

https://acurazine.com/forums/ramblings-12/goodbye-dhl-woot-695868/

 

They don't. Bought this exact same TV for the grandparents, and they love it. Now my parents want a 58" and it appears that this is the best value. Anyone know of something better for that price?

 

And next year we'll be laughing at you. Electronics prices are always always always dropping. You pay what you can afford with the assurance that if you wait a year, that same $$$ will buy a lot more.

 

I'm looking for one or 2 of them. I want to get a 32 inch for the bedroom and a 20 inch for the guest room.

 

I got my TV back in July...don't care what it costs next month as I've been able to enjoy it since July. I knew it would be cheaper at this point in the year (and I knew TV's were going to tank this year on top of that, too), but I'd rather have had it the last six months and been able to enjoy. If you always sit around waiting for the price to drop or the next best thing to come out, you'll miss out on a lot of things. Sure, at this point you might as well wait a month, but to say you should've waited if you bought six or more months ago is ridiculous.

 

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i bought my TV in june. i got a good deal on it, and it helped even more since i had a coupon and gift certificate.

so unless you happen to be in a buying this time of the year, there's no point in regretting when you bought and how much you paid. that's the double edged sword with electronics purchases.

to me, being able to enjoy my tv for the past 5 months > saving a few hundred dollars.

 

unless the 103" is on sale, I dont need a larger screen.

 

Oooo.
This is sounding good for the Samsung 46" 650.

 

What the heck is another 1,000 in debt on top of what I already have.....

 

How many people have had "large" RP LCD/DLP TVs and upgraded them to flat panel LCD or Plasma? What did you end up doing with your RP LCD/DLP after the upgrade?

 

my parents keep talking to me about getting me one for xmas, now they can upgrade that to an even bigger lcd 42in in my bedroom here I come!

 

We bought a digital 27" TV for the living/family room entertainment center a couple of years back, and I have trouble justifying getting a 42" LCD (would fit perfectly spacewise) to replace a good TV which is too large to go into the bedrooms or bathrooms.
Am I slightly deluded or crazy??

 

This is good news for me. We've been waiting for a couple of months now. Regarding: BF, where is a good place to get one from, Best Buy?

 

I am on the same boat...I have a perfectly good 27", I don't even watch that much sports, and I have been wanting to get a new 40" LCD....aside hooking up the computer to it to watch porn, I don't really justify spending 1K on that....but I don't know if I am crazy too....

 

anywhere from best buy, circuit city, target, walmart, fry's, etc.

they should all have deals on TV's. problem is, everyone else is gonna want the same deal so you'll probably have to get there really early. or in the worst case, camp out with the rest of the BF crowd.

i'd check and see if there's a local circuit city that's closing and see if they have any deals on TVs in the next few weeks.

i also saw an ad earlier today (don't remember where) of a panasonic 42" for under $900 with free shipping.

http://bfads.net/Panasonic-42-1080p-...-6ave#comments

dunno about the quality of the TV, though. but i'm sure there are people here that might.

 

I wonder if Circuit city will start having deals?

https://acurazine.com/forums/money-investing-17/circuit-city-693986/

 

Im getting a 42 inch plasma!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

i want to get a 32" to replace the old crt downstairs

 

Waiting on a Samsung 630, price has come down $400 in a month, and I have not called for best prices in the last week.

I wonder how Circuit City bankruptcy is going to impact Best Buy? For me to purchase from CC, they would have to be 10% lower than BB, and then, BB would come down to match CC!

Tweeter is out of business in about 4 weeks, liquidation sale. Should be some great deals late in the game. They lasted much longer than I expected.

I hear there are no good lcd's to be had at Wal-Mart, even the Sony's are bad