No More Cheap HDTV's In 2009: DisplaySearch

Take a look at some of these statistics from a recent DisplaySearch report:

• overall TV sales are predicted to decline by 4% in 2009
• LCD revenues are predicted to drop by 24% globally with a 17% increase in shipments
• North American LCD revenues will decline by 24%
• flat panel factories in Asia are running at 80% capacity

What's this mean? DisplaySearch says that once the digital TV transition is done and over with, demand for HDTV's will decrease. Usually that means supply will increase and prices will drop. But manufacturers have a leg up already and with cuts in production it's unlikely HDTV's will get any cheaper next year. The research firm estimates that LCD sets 32-inches and smaller will likely stay the same, while 42-inch and larger sets could decrease slightly.

Via NYTimes

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