Select electronic given price trim, cut
The prices of select electronic products have declined, a situation attributed to tighter competition among producers.
"We get the products from distributors at a cheaper price. This could be due to competition among producers to win the market," a trader at the Glodok electronics center said.
In the 29-inch flat TV market, South Korean producer LG has slashed the prices of many of its products. Its RT-29FA33R, formerly priced at Rp 3,900,000, is now Rp 3,300,000, while the price of its RT-29FA35 (full stereo), has been slashed by Rp 429,000 to Rp 3,300,000. As for its RT-29FB75V (AV stereo), it has seen a price cut of Rp 125,000 and now sells for Rp 3,000,000 while LG's latest product, RT-29FD61R (full stereo and black framed) is Rp 3,175,000.
LG's South Korean rival, Samsung, sells its Plano CS-29Z7, a multimedia TV with quite a lot of features, for Rp 5,650,000. Last but not least, if you are on a budget, you could pick up the Toshiba 29JZ5/6EI, the price of which has been reduced by Rp 100,000 to Rp 3,300,000.
Price fluctuation in the big-screen TV market also effects the plasma TVs made by Taiwanese producer AOC. A brand-new AOC PD4263, formerly Rp 25 million, is now available at just Rp 18 million. In addition, two new types of AOC big-screen plasma TVs, PD4264 (42 inches) and PD5084 (50 inches) are offered at Rp 20 million and Rp 40 million respectively.
Meanwhile, Samsung, has just altered the prices of two of its 42-inch plasma TVs, the PS-42D4 and PS-42DS, to Rp 27,200,000 and Rp 27 million respectively. Meanwhile, the price of its LCD TV, LS-32A33 (33 inches) has dropped to Rp 22.750,000.
Price cuts have also been observed in the handycam market. A DVD-101E Sony DVD handycam, formerly selling at Rp 6 million, is now available at Rp 5,100,000 while a Mini DV Panasonic of NV- GS35 type (30x zooming optical capacity and 0.8 Megapixel still picture) has seen a price drop of Rp 700,000 to Rp 4,050,000. Meanwhile, the JVC GR-D93AG, the most inexpensive Japanese-made Mini DV handycam with a photo digital resolution of 1.33 Megapixels, is sold at Rp 4,200,000. Compare this with the same product made by its Korean competitor, Samsung VP-903i, which has been slashed in price by Rp 2 million to Rp 4,600,000.
As for DVD recorders, the Vitron DVD-301 (Rp 2,100,000) and Akira DVR-3688KX (Rp 2,625,000) -- both Chinese-made but yet to be provided with a hard disk -- are good buys. In comparison, the LG DR4812W (without a hard disk) is priced at Rp 4,830,000 and the Pioneer DVR-320-S (also without a hard disk), Rp 4,500,000.
In the DVD combo set market, LG offers the LM-D2340 -- formerly priced at Rp 1,575,000 -- for Rp 1,500,000, while its LX-D3350, which has separate sub-woofer speakers, has dropped in price by Rp 230,000 to Rp 2,030,000. Meanwhile, Philips FW-D595 DVD compo, which has six speakers, has seen a considerable drop in price from Rp 3,470,000 to Rp 2,500,000, and Philips FW-D750 has fallen in price by Rp 780,000 to Rp 2,170,000.
The following electronic products were discounted early last week:
No. Brand & Type Specs Price (Rp) 1. AOC PD4263 42", Plasma TV, Full Stereo, 18,000,000
Progressive Scan, DVI,
Contrast ratio 2.000:1,
Ratio 16:9
2. AOC PD4264 42", Plasma TV,Full Stereo, 20,000,000
Progressive Scan,DVI,
HDTV ready, Contrast ratio
3.000:1,Ratio 16:9
3 AOC PD5084 50", Plasma TV,Full Stereo, 40,000,000
Progressive Scan,DVI,
HDTV ready, 1366x768 pixels,
Ratio 16:9 40.000.000
4 Samsung PS-42D4 42",Plasma,Full Stereo, 27,200,000
100Hz,Progressive S.,PiP,
PC input,Tru Surround,DNIe,
DVI,3000:1
5 Samsung PS-42D5 42",Plasma,Full Stereo, 27,000,000
100Hz,Progressive S.,PiP,
PC input,Tru Surround,DNIe,
DVI, 3000:1
6 Samsung LS-32A33 32", LCD TV, Full Stereo, 22,750,000
Tru Surround, 100 Hz, PiP,
PC input, 1280X768 pixels,
DVI
7 LG RT-29FA33R 29", CRT TV flat, 3,300,000
Full Stereo 8 LG RT-29FA35R 29", CRT TV flat, Full Stereo 3,300,000 9 LG RT-29FB75V 29", CRT TV flat, AV Stereo 3,000,000 10 LG RT-29FD61R 29", CRT TV flat, Full Stereo 3,175,000
11 Samsung CS-29Z7 29", CRT TV flat, Full Stereo, 5,650,000
Multimedia, 100 Hz, Dolby
Prologic Surround, built-in
Super Woofer, Progressive Scan,
Multi PiP, DNIe
12 Toshiba 29JZ5/6EI 29", CRT TV flat, AV Stereo 3,300,000 13 Vitron DVD-301 DVD recorder, TV Tuner, 2,100,000
All Region
14 Akira DVR-3688KX DVD recorder, TV Tuner, 2,625,000
All Region
15 LG DR4812W DVD recorder, TV Tuner 4,830,000 16 Pioneer DVR-320-S DVD recorder, TV Tuner 4,500,000 17 LG LM-D2340 DVD Compo 1,500,000 18 LG LX-D3350 DVD Compo, 2,030,000
speaker Sub Woofer 19 Philips FW-D596 DVD Compo, 6 speaker, 2,500,000
decoder AC3,
Dolby Prologic II
20 Philips FW-D750 DVD Compo, Dolby Prologic II 2,170,000 21 Sony DVD-101E DVD handycam, 5,100,000
still picture 0.8 Megapixels
22 Sony DCR-HC42E Handycam, LCD 2.7", Mini DV, 5,800,000
still picture 1.0 Megapixels
23 Panasonic NV-GS35 Handycam, Mini DV, 4,050,000
still picture 0.8 Megapixels 24 Panasonic NV-GS200 Handycam, Mini DV, 3CCD, 8,900,000
still picture 2.32 Megapixels
25 Panasonic NV-GS75 Handycam, Mini DV, 3 CCD, 5,500,000
still picture 1.77 Megapixels
26 JVC GR-D93AG Handycam, Mini DV, 4,200,000
still picture 1.33 Megapixels
27 JVC GR-D47AG 16X zoom optical, Handycam, 2,800,000
Mini DV
28 Samsung VP-903i Handycam, Mini DV, 4,600,000
still picture 1.33 Megapixels,
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Based on surveys conducted at Senen Electronic, Victory Electronic, AGIS, Kotaraya Foto Video and Carrefour between July 25 and July 27