TV's are astonishingly cheap now compared to what they used to be, but no more than any other electronic gizmo (Car ECU's excepted).
The biggest improvements have been in picture quality and reliability. When I were a lad we were on first name terms with the TV repair man and like many people we would not buy a telly because as well as the purchase price running costs would have been enormous.
The only downside now is having to add a soundbar because the wafer thin speakers are crap.
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