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ZDNet  Why are HDTV prices rising as economy continues to
struggle?  Summary: HDTV prices have shot up 11.4 percent since
the 2011 holiday season. Thank all those fancy new bells and
whistles on new sets for the cost increase.  It seemed almost
like an immutable law of nature: HDTV prices will start high and
continue falling, quarter after quarter, year after year. But
even though the economic recovery is barely sputtering along, a
funny thing has happened recently to TV prices: They're going up
-- and mostly have been for the last year.  According to a new
report from market research firm IHS iSuppli, HDTV prices have
shot up 11.4 percent since the 2011 holiday season. What gives?
You can thank all those fancy new bells and whistles on new sets
for the cost increase.  LED backlighting, larger screen sizes,
and Internet connectivity, in particular, are helping
manufacturers from slashing prices on their TVs. For instance,
iSuppli says that an LE