Be prepared for price hikes!<\/p>\n
The audio-video market is now really sluggish. Why? Because
\nthe fasting month is here now and Muslims, that make up the
\nmajority of the community, allocate their money mostly for daily
\nnecessities. Besides, following the average 106% increase in fuel
\nprices, principals must surely raise their prices. This,
\nobviously, is causing the market to become depressed.<\/p>\n
Prices have indeed moved upwards. Interestingly, though, the
\nprices of a small number of products have instead gone down. This
\nmarket anomaly is the result of either stiffer competition or the
\nbasic prices being set at too high a level while the products,
\nsuch as Plasma\/LCD TVs, have reached their break-even point.<\/p>\n
The market shows that Sony has just lowered the price of its
\nKF-WE42AI (42 inch) Plasma TV from Rp 32,460,000 to Rp
\n25,859,000, while its KF-WS60 (60 inch) has just been cut from Rp
\n64,900,000 to Rp 58,300,000! Meanwhile, Hitachi's 42PD3000TA
\nPlasma TV (42 inch) is being sold for just Rp 22,500,000 and
\nSamsung's Projection TV (SP-43R2HE, 43 inch) is available at Rp
\n12,500,000. Another player in the big screen TV market -- Sony --
\nhas just launched its big screen CRT television for home theater
\nuse, namely the KV-DA32M66 (wide screen, 32 inch) selling for Rp
\n13,300,000!<\/p>\n
In the Mini Home Theater or Home Theater in Box (HtiB) market,
\nSony DAV-SC8 has just lowered its price from Rp 6,829,000 to Rp
\n5,780,000, while Philips' product, the LX8500W, has been
\ndiscounted from Rp 7,550,000 to Rp 4,000,000! These two HtiB
\nproducts are of the premium class because the speakers are of the
\nstanding type, a highly suitable element for any interior
\ndecoration.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, the price of the Pioneer Minicompo DVDEV66DVD has
\nalso been cut by Rp 200,000 and is available now for Rp
\n3,200,000. A similar product by Aiwa, the BMZK7D, has been
\nlowered in price from Rp 4,729,000 to Rp 3,700,000, while the
\nPanasonic SC-VK71 has been discounted by Rp 200,000 and is now
\nbeing sold for Rp 3,000,000. Not bad, eh?<\/p>\n
If you are looking for a premium class DVD player, there are
\nthree models that are attractive. They are Harman\/Kardon, which
\nhas just been cut in price by Rp 200,000 and is available for Rp
\n2 million, the Pioneer DV-686A, in fact a new product and sold at
\nRp 1,800,000, and the latest DVD recorder by Sony, the RDR-GX310,
\nwhich is being offered at the competitive price of Rp 4,200,000.
\nIf you are interested in a portable DVD player, you can buy one
\nmade by Coby with a 7-inch LCD screen for Rp 1,550,000!<\/p>\n
In the premium handycam market, Panasonic is offering its NV-
\nGS400 at the competitive price of Rp 10,800,000, after a discount
\nof Rp 750,000, while Sony has come out with its DCR-PC55, whose
\nprice has just been lowered by Rp 750,000 to Rp
\n6,450,000.<\/p>\n
Finally, Sharp offers its flat CRT TV 29H-FG1F (AV stereo),
\nwhich has just been slashed in price from Rp 3,075,000 to Rp
\n2,950,000. But, mind you, the 1-year guarantee given comes from a
\nblack market importer. Interested? Go for it.<\/p>\n
-- Doharto J. Simatupang<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/be-prepared-for-price-hikes-1447893297", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }