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LCD’s Racing Plasmas In Early Summer Price Drop Derby
Electronics | Jul 11, 09
Comparing LCD and plasma pricing this month has been a little like watching a cliff-diving competition.
On July 2, I commented on a six percent decline in PriceSCAN’s Plasma - 1080p - 50 Inch Index (“Big Plasmas, Big Price Drops”). Not to be outdone, last week our LCD TV – 1080p – 52 Index plunged an even more impressive 9%, as noted in our press release.
The movement of our overall index may have been foreshadowed by eroding prices of some popular models in the last few weeks; consider for example the Samsung LN52B750, currently the most sought-after 52” 1080p LCD set on this site. Vendors were asking at least $2,450 back in late April, from which the lowest offered price on PriceSCAN has fallen to around $2,000, a decline of over 18%
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Time Period: 4/20/2009 through 7/6/2009
Each tick mark represents one week
Red = High Price, Blue = Average Price, Green = Low Price
As noted previously, with the digital transition behind us, it seems flagging consumer confidence and overall economic weakness are continuing to depress prices in key sectors of the retail high-tech market. Indeed, as recent action in flat screens indicates, some price declines in the consumer electronics space are accelerating.
Look out below.
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