According to the New York Times, it appears that the prices for HD televisions are about to plummet.
With the economy approaching recession, and consumer spending down, it appears that television manufacturers may not wait for the annual day after Thanksgiving (commonly known as Black Friday) to mark down their prices at special sales. DisplaySearch’s director of North American TV market research, Paul Gagnon, says these are the prices we can expect to see fairly soon.
19-inch high definition LCD: $199
32-inch HD LCD: $399-$499
40-inch 1080p LCD: $799-$999
42-inch HD plasma: $599-$699
50-inch HD plasma: $899-$999
Considering I paid over $800 for my first 32-inch LCD about two years ago, I am blown away by these new prices. There is going to be very little reason to not just go ahead and upgrade soon.
