Re: hdtv purchase now or later?

["Scott R. Ehrlich" <user=81@nabble.blu.org>]

 On Thu, 27 Sep 2007, Kristian Erik Hermansen wrote: 

> On 9/27/07, Jerry Feldman <[hidden email]> wrote: 
>> No. Supply does not affect demand. If demand remains constant and 
>> supply increases, then prices should come down. But, as David mentioned 
> 
> You don't think lower prices would encourage new entrants into a 
> market, despite the same existing demand for prices at the normal 
> level? 

My thoughts and theory were come cutover date: 

- Many, many people won't realize or simply know their cable box can do 
the trick and will think they _must_ switch tvs no matter what.  I still 
talk to people today who believe that, if they even _know_ about the 
2009 switch to hd, or even what hd _is_. 

- As people _think_ they need new equipment, manufacturers will want to 
take advantage of profit and keep prices as they are or increase them. 
Once either people buy as much as they want and/or get educated that they 
may not need a new tv, then I can see prices getting lower. 

The latter point is why I started this thread from the start, to elicit 
the responses we've seen and get a healthy dialog going, and it has been 
great to see the comments thus far. 

Scott 

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