Posted on 11/16/2009 1:33:01 PM PST by Ernest_at_the_Beach
NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- If you're in the market for a new flatscreen TV this holiday season, you're in luck.
As nervous merchants prepare to draw reluctant shoppers with juicy sales, retail experts say some of the sweetest deals in the coming weeks will be on high-definition televisions.
As they compete for customers, TV sellers are going to wage a price war, and the biggest bargains will likely be on smaller models.
"The difference from prior holiday discounts on TVs is that consumers will find really, really good prices on 32-inch to 37-inch HDTVs and not necessarily the 65-inch models," said Phillip Swann, a consumer electronics expert and publisher of TVpredictions.com.
"We're already seeing 32-inch LCD models under $400. Typically they are $500, or more," he said. "And we're also seeing prices drop from about a $1,000 for 40-inch screens to $800."
One example, Target (TGT, Fortune 500) is reportedly featuring a 32-inch Westinghouse LCD HDTV for $246 as a "doorbuster special" on Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving when holiday shopping kicks off in earnest.
"The $246 HDTV is the lowest price that we've ever seen for that model," said Brad Olson, founder of Gottadeal.com, a Web site that markets itself as one of many "official" Black Friday deal sites.
Ross Rubin, a consumer electronics analyst with market research firm NPD Group, agreed. "A 32-inch [TV] under $400 is going to be a key price point for merchants," Ross said.
"The smaller TV models also appeal to consumers who already have a 47 or 50-inch HDTV in the living room and they want to add another flatscreen in the bedroom or elsewhere," Rubin said.
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Excellent. Guess I will wait after all.
I’ve got one of those...I can’t give it away. I paid 3 grand for it 10 years ago. But I was the first on the block to have HD ;-)
I’m using a 26” Samsung HD TV(1920x1200) right now as I type this. And I’m watching TV on my 46” Sony XBR. In a few minutes I will switch the HD TV signal to the Samsung and play Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 on the big screen Sony...
Most of the quality TV’s nowadays do double duty. I have another computer hooked to the 40” Sony LCD in my bedroom. With a wireless keyboard and mouse I can surf from bed.
Can a flat TV screen be used for a computer?
So how do you connect to the TV? is it wireless from a laptop? or do you have to plug in cables from laptop to TV? or???
Thank you for the ping.... I am still looking but waiting for the time being...
My wife won’t allow anything in the bedroom which has the word “flat” in it.
LOL!
Just added a 19” Vizio in the kitchen and it looks as good or better than the 42” Samsung in the den.....Now I spend all my time in the kitchen...close to the fridge...and my Vizio....
good.. price wars are very good. Now if I just had some $$$ to participate
That's around the price of a framed painting of similar size. Look for HDTVs to start replacing wall art. With 2D infrared sensors like a Wii it could a) create a window effect, moving the foreground faster, b) turn off when no one is around, and c) serve as a sensor for a burglar alarm. The HDTVs could use cell phone technology to download new pictures from an internet service.
I've got a similar TV which is why I plan on going with Best Buy when I finally buy a LCD TV. Their price includes free recycling of your old TV; "Take it away, boys!"
What are you watching in the kitchen? Julia Child or Babette’s Feast?
I sit 10-11’ from my 67” LED DLP. I should be 2-3 feet closer, according to the home theater aficionados. Gives me a headache that close though.
Your friends may have built up the muscles running their eyeballs ~ no idea what happens once they start looking like Arnold Schwarzenegger.
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