Small TVs cost more as component prices surge
By Tuan Hung May 15, 2021 | 08:38 am GMT+7
Television sets displayed at an electronics store in the northern city of Hai Phong. Photo courtesy of Dien May Xanh.
Small-sized television sets (32 inch and less) have become more expensive this year, and industry insiders blame it on rising prices of TV components.
Ngoc Quan, a Hanoi resident, was surprised at the price rise when he visited an electronic retailer to buy a TV. I looked for a 32-inch TV of a well-known brand before
Tet (Lunar New Year) holiday which fell in February. The price then was VND2.4 million ($104). Now, when I really want to buy it, its price has surged to VND3.6 million, he said.
Major Japanese brands have all but disappeared from Vietnam’s television market, unable to compete with South Korean and Chinese brands in terms of technology and price. - VnExpress International