Panasonic 50-inch plasmas hard to come by

According to some information gleaned by people on AVS Forum from Panasonic, demand has been vastly exceeding supply for both the consumer and commercial 50-inch Panasonic plasma displays. That means that anyone planning on giving these bad boys for Christmas ought to get their orders in now. Most retailers are currently reporting stock in 2-3 weeks, but the information posted implies that all retailers will be on allocation.

This also means that anyone looking for predicted but small price declines on these units before the holidays is out of luck. With demand exceeding supply, prices are more likely to be going up for the next couple of months rather than down. It looks like Panasonic's August price cut set up some nice Q4 sales numbers.

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