I don't think televisions were a bubble, I think the switch over from CRT is done and lcd and plasma televisions are generally now just plain old commodity items. The industry tried keeping the prices higher by adding small incemental tweaks to the line up and exracting more money with higher end units by adding internet functionality and applications, wireless, changing from florescent to LED, DLNA, slightly thinner, 3D, 120hz, 240hz. All the while adding features but the overall prices were still about the same. Now, what's left to maintain the premium price and to keep people looking for something better, what specific features seperates one brand from the other now? They are all "good enough" and cheap enough for the average person. The premium is gone.