I bought a fairly decent telly earlier in the year, a Philips smart one with Ambilight (which is turned off!) for £299. Admittedly it was about 50% off in a sale BUT...
I was just sorting out some old papers and found a receipt for the first colour telly I bought (a Hitachi 226 22" jobby), which came with a free portable B&W telly (which we used in the caravan as it was 12v as well as 240v). That was in 1982 and it cost me £339. We'd rented up till then, which I believe was fairly common.
I also had one of the first VHS recorders in the country which had a proper wireless remote control, unlike many, which were wired. That machine, probably around the same time as the telly, cost us £650. We were discussing today how revolutionary VCRs were - it was the first time you could record something and scoot through the ads, or watch it again when you wanted to , rather than having to wait for a repeat.
I also reckon washing machines and fridges haven't changed much in actual ££s since that time, despite advances in technology - WiFi connected dishwasher anyone? (Mine is!)
Yet I can remember when my employer Wang started making IBM compatible PCs there was quite a good staff discount, and I'm pretty sure a colleague paid over £3000 for one, with Winchester hard drive (and pre- Windows I suspect). You'd be hard pushed to spend that much today.
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The value of stuff new
The value of stuff new