Econominc downturn bedamned, there are reports online coming from Homemediamagazine.com that the Average Selling Price of HDTVs have actually gone up.

If you’ve been checking circulars over the past few weeks you would have noticed the same thing with televisons such as the 50A450, and the 42PX80U.  With 2009 models now hitting store shelves, prices will probably keep going higher and consumers looking for the latest and greatest ignore the aging 2008 HDTV models.

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