Cheaper high-def sets top holiday shopping lists

AMERICAN CONSUMERS are looking to purchase a pile of consumer electronics this holiday season, with HDTVs atop those lists. According to technology and market research firm In-Stat, the company's latest survey yielded over 2,000 responses from North American consumers and more than 80% of these respondents have plans to purchase a consumer electronics product this holiday season. "In 2007, HDTVs top consumers' holiday wish list, most likely due to plummeting price tags for these products. HDTVs will bump digital cameras down to the third spot," said Stephanie Ethier, In-Stat analyst, in a release. Other tidbits uncovered by the U.S. study...