What are some things that used to be expensive, but which no longer are? (lemmy.world)

submitted 9 months ago by IonAddis@lemmy.world to c/frugal@lemmy.world

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I was just thinking in the back of my head about how cheap LEDs have made types of lighting that would've cost way too much (both to install, and in electricity usage) no longer stupidly expensive.

For example, I noticed on Amazon some cheap furniture that has LEDs/power outlets sort of integrated right into them. Looks pretty cyberpunk-ish to my eyes. And I know years ago that sort of thing would've been marked up to high heavens.

Fancy lighting in general has changed drastically in price/design.

So...what are some things, due to changes in demand or changes in tech or changes in anything...that would've been really expensive back in the day, but which no longer seem to be, making them more frugal than they used to be?

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[-] IonAddis@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago

I've noticed how cheap TVs are. I was thinking of getting one for like the first time in decades and I got sort of reverse sticker shock at how much screen you can get for so cheap a price.

Hand in hand with that, there's a lot more marketing gobbledy-gook out there trying to upsell schmucks on features that are only marginally better, probably because basic large TVs are so cheap now. So they try hard to get people to upgrade more frequently than needed, or to get features that probably won't make one iota of a difference in the viewing experience, just to sell more units/pricier units.

[-] SpeedLimit55@lemmy.world 3 points 9 months ago

Yep, our newest TV is about 8 years old and the only thing we would get from this years model is slightly better picture quality.

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