Regardless of whether you blame higher fuel costs, rising production costs in China, the weak dollar or the Grinch, some consumer electronics experts say we could see price tags on high definition televisions go up later this year:
Wilshire Home Entertainment president Michael McMaster is already anticipating prices to go up across the board.
McMaster, who heads the Thousand Oaks, Calif.-based seller of home theater systems, said flat-panel prices have been falling between 15 to 20% or more every year over the past few years.
“Today you can get a low-end model for $1,500. Four years ago, it was around $10,000,” he said.
But McMaster said one his top vendors from Asia, whom he declined to publicly name, recently announced it would raise prices for its flagship flat-panel TV categories.
“If you’re still waiting on the sidelines for prices to come down, think again,” he said.
The CNN article also claims that Sony has been unable to keep up with demand for Blu-ray movie players in the last few months, a surprising statement that I haven’t heard elsewhere.
But if true, it means that prices on Blu-ray machines could edge up, as well.
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