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Big Plasmas at Small Prices
Electronics | Jan 31, 05
Back on 11/30/2004 I told you I expected plasma television screen prices to continue to fall significantly as we move through the holidays and into the New Year (see that article here). Well, it does look like that prices are falling. Click on one of our PriceTrend graphs for almost any plasma or LCD set listed on this site and you'll see what I mean. Just a couple of random examples: Consider the Sony PFM-42V1/B, a 42 inch plasma that at the end of 2003 was going for around three grand, and which you can now pick up for a little north of $1500. The graph below is for 11/17/2003-1/24/2005, and the lowest vendor price on PriceSCAN.com is the green line (the red and blue lines are the high and average prices among vendors, respectively).
Or how about LG's DU-50PZ60, 50 inches of 1365x768 native resolution HD-ready plasma, price around $5000 before the holidays and today goes for about $3980. Here's the price graph from 3/22/2004 to 1/24/2005
Remember, you can always click the PriceTrend Graph link on each of our price comparison pages to see how prices have changed over time.
Interestingly, a casual inspection indicates some of the biggest screens haven't fallen as much, which is to say there has not been as much downward price pressure on plasmas of size 60 inches or greater. So if you want one of those monsters on your wall, it'll still generally cost you 5K or more.
Coming soon – a look at the LCD market. Stay tuned.
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