Wal-Mart's early price-cutting has ignited a wave of deep discounts that could rival Black Friday's blockbuster deals.

Its Blu-ray player price seen around US$400; considering first U.S. OLED TVs

"...CIOs should prepare two budgets for 2008...to assume growth similar to that seen over the past six years and the need to cut costs with the arrival of a recession...Gartner said 2007 had been a milestone year for IT, which was set to become a £1.5tn market. But a tightening economy would change the growth rate of the IT industry in 2008..."

The consumer review found that the flat panel sets overall had a 3% repair rate. RPTVs, on the other hand, were found to be much more repair prone than its two rivals.

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