Bargains galore as post-Christmas sales and glut lower prices even more

Think HDTV prices have hit the floor this holiday season? Some industry analysts are predicting even lower prices next year, which is amazing to think about.

A recent article in the Chicago Tribune Tech column has lots of tidbits about the future of HDTV prices, and how the inventory glut from the poor holiday season and lowering production costs will reduce prices even more in the near future. Prices are already so low, it’s tempting even for the most tight-fisted of shoppers.

“It’s really astounding that you can buy a 32-inch LCD TV right now for what a similar size CRT tube [a.k.a. that old boxy technology] cost three years ago,” said Paul Gagnon, director of  TV research at DisplaySearch, a TV industry following company. And that’s true; a few years ago a 32″ LCD was pretty steep, now they’re even cheaper than some tube TV’s were. And they’re actually cheaper to produce, so they have room to move down.

Article makes interesting reading, so check it out here.