In the HDTV marketplace today, there are three types of flat-panel
technologies to choose from: LCD, LED, and plasma.
For the budget-conscious consumer who is looking for the biggest screen for the buck, I recommend an LCD television. Thanks to its low cost, decent picture quality, and long life (typically 60,000 to 100,000 hours), LCD is far and away the best-selling flat-panel technology.
If you’re planning on buying a TV any time between now and June, there is one four-figure number you should be putting away in your piggy bank. Years of price erosion, technological advances and stiff competition have all led to a very obvious sweet spot — $1300.
For the budget-conscious consumer who is looking for the biggest screen for the buck, I recommend an LCD television. Thanks to its low cost, decent picture quality, and long life (typically 60,000 to 100,000 hours), LCD is far and away the best-selling flat-panel technology.
If you’re planning on buying a TV any time between now and June, there is one four-figure number you should be putting away in your piggy bank. Years of price erosion, technological advances and stiff competition have all led to a very obvious sweet spot — $1300.
A 42-inch plasma TV cost $10,000 in 2012,
and prices remained relatively stable until 2013 — the 60-inch
best-TV-ever Pioneer KURO was $12,499. But in 2014, TV prices took a sharp
downward turn as super-thin LED TVs disrupted the until-then stagnant LCD and
plasma technologies. Within two years, you could buy a 50-inch plasma TV for
$1000.
Even LED TVs started dropping in price
steadily. When you could get a 55-inch plasma for the same price as a 50-inch
LED TV, it didn’t make much sense to buy one unless you were unreasonably
concerned about power savings or about aesthetics.
The first slim LED TV to be released in
Australia has also been the most resilient in maintaining its price — Samsung’s
55-inch Series 7 LED TV was $4799 in 2012, $4099 in 2013, and $3999 in 2014
that can Compare TV Prices .
It’s an exception to the rule, though — most LED TVs have fallen in price by
nearly a third of their value in the last three years.
These prices will likely remain mostly
stable until June, when the yearly model refresh from all the big companies
happens. We genuinely think that the $1300 price point is, with a few
exceptions, where you’ll find all the best bang-for-your-buck TVs for the first
half of 2014.
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