Comments on: TVs sales continue to decline

Revenues are down 12 percent, while shipments decrease 6 percent. Samsung remains No. 1 in TV sales.

[monkeyfun14]

How is it news that a company is selling less then last year its like journalists completely forget the economic situation.

[scottthesculptor]

And next year they'll claim that TV is more popular because sales are "up over last year" . . .

[inachu1]

I'm not going to buy a 40 inch color TV for over $800 you crazy!

[vikinzer]

Does it strike anyone as obvious that TV sales will go down over time. We've been in an extended period where there was a market of people with fully functional tube televisions who were upgrading to LCD so they had a proper aspect ratio, high definition, and all the other advantages that come with having a huge computer monitor for a television.

So what happens when flatscreens hit market saturation? We move back to a market where the only people buying TVs are people upgrading on size, people who have a new room they want a television in, or people who need to replace a broken television. It's amazing how taking out your primary source of sales results in reduced demand.

Now I know this is an overly simplistic view, and the economy plays a big part, as well as other factors that only people in the industry keep track of. Still this is kind of an inevitable moment in time for this market.

[boyd087]

Has anyone speculated about whether or not this quarter's sales will drive down prices further? I will be buying a 46" TV sometime in the next 3 months. A year ago that size would have been way out of my current price range, unless I really sacrificed features and quality. Of course, the $1000+ isn't chump change, but I'm glad I held out this long for a hi-def set.

[paulsecic]

In 2007 I bought a SHARP AQUS LCD 37" 1080i set for $1.100. today the same set is $769.00.

[spoonie1972]

TV's were cheaper around Christmas due to supply/demand and the status of the economy back then. It's no surprise sales are slumping.

The 120hz TV I purchased actually costs *more* now at retail stores. I don't expect it to dip back down to the price I paid until next Christmas.

The title of this article might as well be "Bunnies are furry and they hop".

[Sam Papelbon]

internet piracy is to blame!

[Perry_Clease]

Yes, I get my TV's from bit torrent :)

Seriously there a number of factors with the economy probably being the primary one. Also what vikinzer said about market saturation and replacing units.

[hassan_bin_sober]

TV is chewing gum for the eyes! I use mine as a large screen monitor.

[sanjayb]

I probably won't be back in the TV market until OLED's are mainstream and cheap. So I guess I will be sitting out for another 5 years or so??