According to a USA Today roundup, Best Buy will sell a 50-inch Panasonic plasma TV for $899 on Friday- but only to 10 customers per store, who will need a "ticket" in order to purchase it. Meanwhile, Wal-Mart will have a 50-inch TV of its own, from Samsung, for $798, although supplies are limited for that as well. Various other retailers, including Amazon, are running similar specials.
And while prices will likely go up a bit after Friday, they could still stay low for awhile. An analyst quoted by the Wall Street Journal Wednesday predicted that HDTV prices will remain low through December.
