Why do small TVs cost so much?

Bellpop on 01/05/2017 - 22:11
Last edited 01/05/2017 - 22:44 by 1 other user

So I bought this TV in 2013 https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/128250 and it's time for another 32" for another bedroom.

Prices for a branded 32" TV with CEC etc are over $450.

What's going on? AU dollar going down? Lack on competition since Dick Smitch closed? Will amazon change things?

Comments

altomic on 01/05/2017 - 23:26

a 32" gva, JVC, Akai, TCL, etc are all from $199-250 delivered on ebay
hypie on 02/05/2017 - 00:00

+1

55" panels are mass produced (more demand), therefore costs are lower now?
Diji1 on 02/05/2017 - 00:37

Dick Smitch.
- [Deactivated] on 02/05/2017 - 01:22
  
  Koghan
  - Baysew on 02/05/2017 - 08:20
    
    Tardy.
- retiredfeline on 02/05/2017 - 18:43
  
  Sounds painful.
Halo375 on 02/05/2017 - 09:36

TV's that are smaller aren't necessarily going to be any cheaper to make - they still have all the same costs of producing all the parts, fitting them together, shipping them round the world, marketing and stocking them etc. In truth they're probably less popular than the larger TVs so they would probably produce and sell less of them. Less competition can lead to higher prices and customers have less choice. Some parts might even be more expensive to fit into a smaller unit.
Bellpop on 02/05/2017 - 10:52

Yeah, it's weird. Noticed on amazon US the prices are much more in line with what you would expect… not here
Ryballs on 02/05/2017 - 18:42

Are you looking at 1080p 32" TVs instead of 720p?
Bellpop on 02/05/2017 - 18:55

Nah 720 will do
- tonyjzx on 02/05/2017 - 20:55
  
  there used to be heaps of cheap usb $200 china 32" 720p screens around xmas but seems to be a dead zone for a while
  
  the action seems to be 42" FHD really and i would expect $300 is possible