I don't know if it's just in time for back to school shopping, but prices are falling fast for flat-panel TVs -- as much as 12% in the past few months, according to Yahoo!/USA Today.

Apparently CE companies have overshot the demand for flat-panel TVs (plasma and LCD), which is hard to believe. Perhaps increasing gas prices are finally putting a crimp on consumers' discretionary spending -- at least for "big ticket" items -- and many flat-panel TV sales are replacements for "just working fine, thank you, but now totally uncool" older CRT sets.

(Best Buy at least asks "Which TV is right for you?")