Research firm DisplaySearch has just released new pricing data which shows price drops in LCD TV and netbook screens. According to DisplaySearch’s new pricing data, the price of 10.x-inch netbook panels have decreased during the second half of March, along with prices of 37-inch-and-above LCD TV panels.

$2 USD is how much DisplaySearch says 10.x-inch netbooks screens have cheapened over the last two weeks, and while this may not seem significant to owners/buyers of new netbooks, it certainly does contribute to the overall price. On a related note, DigiTimes reports that demand for 8.9-inch widescreen panels on netbooks has dropped sharply, perhaps due to the proliferation of 10-inch screen netbooks in the market lately.

Via DigiTimes

Old netbook models are inevitably going to drop in prices, and this is currently the case in Taiwan, albeit it’s not because of the typical reason one might expect. Instead of dropping prices for their netbooks solely due to the increasing number of new models and reduced component cost, both Asus and Acer are issuing price cuts for their SSD-based netbooks because of their built-in SSDs. SSD adoption isn’t as hot as it used to anymore, and the hard drive remains the premier choice for large and affordable storage on netbooks. Due to this price drop, the Acer Aspire One with 8GB SSD costs only $202 USD while the 20GB SSD-equipped Asus Eee PC 701 goes for $260.

Via Electronic Pulp