2004 - 2005 Retail Street Pricing
by Model, Manufacturer, Format, and Diagonal Screen Size
The following chart shows street
prices for HDTV television sets by format, diagonal screen size,
manufacturer, model, and suggested street price* from Sunday circulars
in Western North Carolina from Best
Buy, Circuit
City, and Sears
during two weeks in January, 2005.
HDTV/EDTV sets ranged from $500
for a 15-inch diagonal LCD set to $8,000 for a 45-inch diagonal
LCD set.
* Note: Retail Street
Price is rounded off to next dollar.
1. Unless noted,
all rear-projection televisions have built-in stereo amplifier
w/speakers and HDTV-ready tuner. Please note there are two types
of rear-projection sets.
2. Flat-screen HDTV
format television descriptions in circulars do not mention if
they have built-in stereo amplifier, speakers or HDTV tuners.
Please check with salesperson if looking at any of the flat-screen
models mentioned on a sales floor. These sets also don't usually
include a television stand or mounting bracket for the flat-screen
HDTV set.
3. While almost all
sets shown in the chart are HDTV, some smaller screen sizes are
noted to be only EDTV-Ready. The EDTV means that these
sets, when noted EDTV, can display the higher resolution of the
playback of an enhanced 480p DVD picture, assuming the DVD playback
unit is EDTV capable with component output jacks. An EDTV set
cannot display 720i or 1080i High-Def signals.
4. Basic 5.1 Dolby
very low-wattage separate home stereo systems start around $400.
Basic HDTV stands can run $500 or more. Normally these don't have
enough space to hold all the components, probably requiring you
to purchase an additional vertical component stand to be placed
near the flat-screen HDTV set. If you need to mount the speakers
on the wall, you may have to also purchase one mounting bracket
for each speaker.
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Update:
About 20.8 million flat-panel TVs will be sold
this year worldwide, almost double the 10.9 million units sold
in 2004. Sales next year should rise 47 percent, iSuppli said.
- 8/15/05 - AP - LifeScience
KEY (Columns
1 - 6.)
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1.)
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HDTV
(H) / ED (E)
Television Sets |
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2.)
|
Screen
Size ( inches measured diagonal) |
|
3.)
|
Format:
Direct View (DRV),
Rear Projector (RPJ),
LCD (LCD),
DLP (DLP),
Plasma (PLM) |
|
4.)
|
Street
Price (SP) |
|
5.)
|
Manufacturer
(Actual) |
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6.)
|
Model
Number (Actual) |
(Circuit City Price 01/05=cc /
Best Buy Price 01/05 =bb / Sears Roebuck Price 01/05 = sr)
2004 - 2005 Sampling of HDTV Prices
| HD/ED |
Screen |
Format |
Price |
Manufacturer |
Model
# |
| H |
15
in. |
LCD |
$
0500cc |
Magnavox |
23H284 |
| H |
17
in. |
LCD |
$
0800cc |
Philips |
17PF8946 |
| H |
20
in. |
LCD |
$
0600cc |
Magnavox |
n/a |
| H |
22
in. |
LCD |
$1,500cc |
Samsung |
LTP227W |
| H |
23
in. |
LCD |
$1,500bb |
Toshiba |
23H284 |
| H |
23in.
|
LCD |
$1,500cc |
LG** |
RU23L221 |
| H |
26
in. |
LCD |
$2,000bb |
Toshiba |
26HL84 |
| H |
26
in. |
DRV |
$ 0700bb |
Samsung |
TX-P2676WH |
| H |
26
in. |
LCD |
$2,200bb |
Toshiba |
26HL84 |
| H |
26
in. |
DRV |
$
0700cc |
Samsung |
TXP2675WHD |
| H |
27
in. |
LCD |
$1,200cc |
Apex |
AVL2776 |
| H |
27
in. |
LCD |
$1,200cc |
Magnavox |
n/a |
| H |
27
in. |
LCD |
$1,100bb |
Westinghouse |
W32701 |
| H |
30
in. |
LCD |
$2,000bb |
Philips |
30PF9946D/37 |
| H |
30
in. |
LCD |
$2,000cc |
Magnavox |
30MF200V |
| H |
30
in. |
DRV |
$1,000cc |
Sony |
KV30HS420 |
| H |
30
in. |
LCD |
$2,000cc |
Magnavox |
30MF200V |
| H |
32
in. |
DRV |
$
0900bb |
Samsung |
TX-P3271H |
| H |
32
in. |
LCD |
$3,300cc |
Panasonic |
TC32LX20 |
| H |
32
in. |
LCD |
$5,500cc |
Sony |
KDL32XBR950 |
| H |
32
in. |
DRV |
$
0800cc |
Samsung |
TXP3264 |
| H |
32
in. |
LCD |
$3,500cc |
Hitachi |
32HDL51 |
| H |
34
in. |
DRV |
$1,600cc |
Sony |
KV34HS420 |
| H |
36
in. |
DRV |
$1,500cc |
Sony |
KV36HS420 |
| E |
37
in. |
PLM |
$2,500cc |
Panasonic |
TH-37PD25UP |
| H |
42
in. |
PLM |
$4,500bb |
Toshiba |
42HP84 |
| H |
42
in. |
RPJ |
$1,400cc |
Akai |
PT4299HD |
| H |
42
in. |
RPJ |
$1,000cc |
Panasonic |
PT47X54 |
| H |
42
in. |
PLM |
$5,500cc |
Hitachi |
42HDT51 |
| H |
42
in. |
PLM |
$5,500cc |
Panasonic |
TH42PX25U |
| E |
42
in. |
PLM |
$2,700cc |
Samsung |
SPP4251 |
| E |
42
in. |
PLM |
$2,800cc |
LG |
RU42PZ71 |
| H |
42
in. |
PLM |
$3,800cc |
LG |
LST3510A |
| H |
42
in. |
PLM |
$5,500cc |
Sony |
KDE42XS955 |
| E |
42
in. |
PLM |
$3,500cc |
Sony |
KE-42M1 |
| H |
42
in. |
LCD |
$2,500bb |
Sony |
KDF-42WE655 |
| H |
44
in. |
DLP |
$2,500cc |
LG** |
R444SZ630 |
| H |
45
in. |
LCD |
$8,000bb |
Sharp |
LC45GD44 |
| H |
46
in. |
DLP |
$2,700sr |
Samsung |
HL-64663W |
| H |
46
in. |
RJP |
$1,500cc |
Sony |
KP-46WS520 |
| H |
46
in. |
DLP |
$2,700bb |
Samsung |
HL-P4663W |
| H |
46
in. |
RPJ |
$1,400bb |
Toshiba |
46H84 |
| H |
50
in. |
PLM |
$7,500bb |
Pioneer |
PDP5041HD |
| H |
50
in. |
DLP |
$2,800bb |
RCA |
HD50LPW162 |
| H |
50
in. |
DLP |
$3,000bb |
Samsung |
HL-P6163W |
| H |
50
in. |
LCD |
$3,700cc |
Hitachi |
50V5810 |
| H |
50
in. |
DLP |
$3,000cc |
Samsung |
HLP50663W |
| H |
50
in. |
LCD |
$3,000cc |
Sony |
KDF-50WE655 |
| H |
50
in. |
PLM |
$7,000cc |
Panasonic |
TH50PX25U |
| H |
50
in. |
LCD |
$3,000cc |
Sony |
KPF42WE655 |
| H |
51
in. |
RPJ |
$1,700cc |
Sony |
KP51WS520 |
| H |
51
in. |
RPJ |
$1,700sr |
Toshiba |
51H84 |
| H |
52
in. |
RPJ |
$1,100bb |
GE |
D52GW12 |
| H |
52
in. |
DLP |
$3,000bb |
Toshiba |
52HM84
|
| H |
52
in. |
RPJ |
$1,500cc |
RCA |
D52WZD |
| H |
55
in. |
RPJ |
$1,800sr |
Mitsubish |
WS55315 |
| H |
55
in. |
LCD
|
$3,300cc |
Sony |
KDF55WF655 |
| H |
57
in. |
RPJ |
$1,900bb |
Toshiba |
57H84 |
| H |
60
in. |
LCD |
$4,100cc |
Sony |
KDF60XS955 |
| H |
61
in. |
DLP |
$3,300bb |
RCA |
HD61LPW162 |
| H |
62
in. |
DLP |
$4,300bb |
Mitsubishi |
WD-62525 |
| H |
65
in. |
RPJ |
$2,300bb |
Mitsubishi |
WS-65315 |
** LG - Formerly Goldstar
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