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A consumer study conducted by the consumer electronics education Web site Retrevo indicates mistrust, lack of education and high prices are hindering the CE industry’s green efforts. more
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Consumers aren't as "green" as they say they are, based on a study of consumer buying behavior by consumer electronics resource Retrevo. Most consumers (75 percent) say that buying green is important to them. However, most consumers aren't willing to pay premiums: more
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California's proposed energy efficiency standards for television sets will cost consumers money, says the Consumer Electronics Association in a study to be released this week...The CEA fusillade raises the question: Are the longterm energy savings of efficient TVs enough to overcome consumer resistance to initially higher purchase prices? A study by Retrevo indicates that 75 percent are interested, but fewer than half have actually put money on the table, and 35 percent are unwilling to pay a premium. more |
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The average price for a HDTV increased more than 10 percent in February, according to Retrevo.
We’ve seen HDTV prices fall since about May of 2008, reaching a 35 percent drop in January 2009.... more
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Despite all of the attention paid in recent years to green electronics, are customers less interested in green CE than previously thought? That's the conclusion of a new survey released this week by Retrevo, a Web site that matches people and electronics. more
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HDTV prices have been falling for as long as anyone can remember, and given the poor state of the economy, there was no reason to believe those prices were going to stop dropping anytime soon. Throw in the fact that the holiday shopping season and the Super Bowl (a.k.a. the other big time to buy a new TV) are behind us, and the fact that consumer electronics Web site Retrevo is reporting that HDTV prices jumped 10 percent in February is pretty remarkable... more
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We've been used to HDTV prices sliding in one direction, but data from Retrevo's CE Index indicates a slight uptick in average prices, with a 10% jump from January to February... more
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According to the Retrevo CE Index HDTV prices are on the rise in February. This is the first rise in prices since May 2008. Prices in February were up 10% after dropping approximately a total 35% from May 2008 to January 2009. Demand for HDTVs spiked as you might expect in January due to the holidays and Superbowl. There's nothing like a big sporting event to get people out and buying TVs. more
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The average selling price for HDTVs jumped by more than 10 percent in February, according to data from the Retrevo CE Index, a publicly-available index from Retrevo that maps daily trends in the consumer electronics industry across 40 categories and more than 4,000 products by price and demand. more
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Low-income people who lack addresses recognized by the census can't get coupons for converter boxes... Single-room occupancy hotels such as the Sanborn, which is operated by the Skid Row Housing Trust, are classified by the federal government as business addresses, not residential, and therefore are ineligible...
There are other options... Community leaders could set up programs to help people donate coupons they don't need to those who aren't eligible to get them on their own. A company called Retrevo has set up a website, at www.retrevo.com/dtv, to do just that. more
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After a period of steadily dropping HDTV prices the cost of sets to consumers appears to be climbing again.
The average selling price for HDTVs in the US jumped by more than 10 per cent in February, according to data from the Retrevo CE Index. more
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Digital Home has been closely following the high definition television marketplace for over eight years and during that time it had become accepted wisdom that HDTV prices would be lower in the future...For this reason it was remarkable to read that consumer electronics website Retrevo is reporting the average selling price for HDTVs jumped by more than 10% in February. more |
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While the web is loaded with expert sites that do hardware reviews, and many of us web workers rely on them to make our technology buying decisions, there is still merit in word-of-mouth recommendations. Additionally, in this economy, getting the right price is often a crucial part of the buying decision when evaluating, say, a new computer or Wi-Fi router. I’m a fan of two sites that both aggregate good tools for seeing what others think of products I’m considering, and lead me to the best prices: Retrevo and Wize.
Here is how these sites can help you when you’re considering new technology. more
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The average selling price of an HDTV went up in February, for the first time since May 2008, according to data from Retrevo CE Index, which tracks more than 4,000 consumer electronics products across 40 categories... more
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If you have an extra converter box coupon, or you're on the very long waiting list for one, search engine Retrevo has a "Good Neighbor Coupon Exchange" that can hook you up. more
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Well, if you're wondering what to do with those extra cards (they're not exactly suitable for framing), here's a suggestion: send them over to the Retrevo company, which has started a Good Neighbor Coupon Exchange program for DTV vouchers...
Retrevo's staff has been closely following the DTV mess, especially since the National Telecommunications and Information Administration's converter box coupon program went broke..."One of the guys here saw that there's a real need for putting spare coupons together with people who need them," Andrew Eisner, Retrevo's Director of Content. "So we'll take the coupons and we'll match people."
The Retrevo system is pretty straightforward. If you're looking for a coupon, fill in the need form. If you've got a coupon that hasn't reached its 90-day expiration date, fill in the donor form. Based on zip codes, Retrevo will hook you up with someone to whom you can mail the coupons, or who will pick them up, if you're comfortable with that. more
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Technology review Web site Retrevo has come up with an interesting approach to the coupon backlog. It has created a "Good Neighbor Coupon Exchange Program" to match up people who need coupons with those who have extra ones...Retrevo says other than sharing you e-mail address with a person needing a coupon, it will not sell or share your information. more
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Nonprofit group Meals on Wheels and More in Austin announced Wednesday that it will team with California-based Retrevo Inc. to provide converter box coupons for its clients.
Retrevo, a self-described online "matchmaking" service for electronics advice and products, began accepting leftover $40 coupons last week from people who would not need the converter boxes required for the switch from analog to digital television. more
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That's why Retrevo says it has created an exchange for DTV coupons. Think of as a Cragislist just for DTV coupons. The idea is to match consumers in need of coupons with people who are not using theirs, says the company. more
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