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> Are TVs really 90% cheaper since 2020 than they were in 2000? This prompted me to look at my TV purchases. My last two TV purchases were both Samsung 55" TVs
by tzs 2y ago
> Are TVs really 90% cheaper since 2020 than they were in 2000?
This prompted me to look at my TV purchases. My last two TV purchases were both Samsung 55" TVs, one in 2009 for $2400 and one in 2017 for $1000, both bought at Best Buy. In both cases they were a tier down from the top of the line models.
Suppose TVs really did get 90% cheaper over 2000 to 2020. If we work out the average annual decline in price and apply that to my 2009 TV we get that in 2017 an equivalent TV should be around $1000, so that matches.
If we assume the decline continued at the same average rate after 2000, and apply that to those two purchases we get that today they should be around $440.
Looking at Samsung 55" TVs on Best Buy, it looks like $440 today would be around the top of the tier below the top tier (e.g., regular LED instead of QLED).