Should I buy another flat screen now while they are still relatively cheap?

The price of TVs continues to fall every year as new technology comes along.  Unless this is the tariff question in disguise,  I would say never buy a TV until you have to.  It will be cheaper next year.  IMHO

The price of TVs continues to fall every year as new technology comes along.  Unless this is the tariff question in disguise,  I would say never buy a TV until you have to.  It will be cheaper next year.  IMHO

It is a serious question and one  not intended to start a fire, @bigtwin , but the reason I am asking is because I would think that the ’T’ word will dramatically raise the prices, and I know how my luck usually works.  Do you know if flat screens do have an average life?  And this would be with heavy use?

And I agree with you--they seem to be crazy cheap right now.  I think I remember that Vizio I have now going for around $800 and the Samsung it replaced being around $1700 and the ancient RCA (that was big but not flat) costing about 3k.  I was at WalMart today grocery shopping, and because I have been thinking about this, I went down the flat screen aisle and 65" (or even larger) can be had for under $400.

And on edit:  I also agree with you about usually not buying a TV until the old one craps out.  'Usually' being the operative word.

I went down the flat screen aisle and 65" (or even larger) can be had for under $400.
 

so an $800 65 inch TV is still a screaming bargain compared to 10 years ago. Let’s just hope that the current generation coming up who apparently doesn’t watch TV completely skew to where we have to pay $8000 for a 65 inch TV because nobody really wants one. 

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The average flat-screen TV can last anywhere from 5 to 16 years, with LED TVs potentially lasting the longest (11-16 years). LCD screens typically last 5-10 years, while plasma TVs have a shorter lifespan of 5-7 years. Factors like usage, brightness settings, and environmental conditions can all influence a TV's actual lifespan. 

It depends on how much tech/bells and whistles you want. Depending on your budget, spending extra does pay off in picture quality. Although they are clueless about higher end audio, Consumer Report does excellent testing and reporting on Tv's. Some other sources like "The Spruce" (no membership needed) are also helpful. 

i just purchased a Sony 65" OLED at the end of last year. $500 off MSRP. The picture quality is superb. Just as an add-on, Sony and LG usually test at the top of the test charts. As an added bonus, they also are at the top in reliability.