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last updated 10 August 2022
The price battle is about to get spicy
The Samsung QN85B is exactly the kind of 4K TV that could benefit massively from lower prices. (Image credit: Samsung)
Over the last few months, we've been covering the behind-the-scenes news in the TV industry that screen prices have been consistently dropping, which has the potential to mean big falls in TV prices later in the year.
The reason we're so sure that the three news stories above mean cheaper TVs is good ol' supply and demand. When lots of people want something you sell, you can charge more for the limited number that you have. When people aren't buying what you sell, you need to drop the price to try to encourage people to take them.
During the pandemic, everyone was buying TVs. The best TVs were flying off the shelves, as people suddenly needed a great home theater experience to stave off lockdown boredom.
But now? Well, everyone's already bought a nice new TV. They don't need another one yet, so TV sales are a bit low overall these days. The TV companies would prefer that this isn't the case, so we've seen major discounts on last year's TVs that are still on shelves, and we're seeing earlier-than-usual discounts on 2022's TVs – to try to make buying a new TV more tempting.
If fewer people are buying TVs, that means the companies don't need to make as many, which is why Samsung has reportedly reduced its orders of screens. If the manufacturers made too many, then they have spare screens, with no inherent value. So to get rid of these screens, they drop the wholesale price.
This, in turn, means that the TV companies could offer even bigger discounts. The price-drop pressure is coming from both sides – on the retail side to shift existing TVs, and on the manufacturing side because the TVs are cheaper to make.
With the cost of living crisis only likely to get worse, this at least will hopefully offer some respite for people who'll need a new TV this year – you'll be able to save some money, or maybe get an even bigger or better model for the same money. It should make our guides to the best TVs under $1000 and best TVs under £1000 very interesting…
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