Amazon.com is running a few sales with Blu-ray movies for $9.99 each. Most are average titles, but there are a few good ones in there too. Some of the our picks:
Unfortunately, they’ve split the sales up, so you have to search around to find some of the $9.99. Check out the links below.
Sears.com has a refurbished Magnavox RNB500MG9 Blu-ray player for only $99.00 (while supplies last). This is the first $99 Blu-ray player from a major retailer that I’ve heard about. The player is Profile 1.1 with 1080p output and upconversion.
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Not to outdone by Walmart, Best Buy is offering their entry-level Blu-ray player, the Insignia NS-2BRDVD, for $129. However, unlike Walmart’s $128 Magnavox, this is advertised as a sale price.
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Bargain Blu-ray players just received a new record low price with Walmart selling the Magnavox NB530MGX Profile 1.1 player at $128 as the base “non-sale” price. The online store is showing it as sold out, but it’s widely available in Walmart brick and mortar stores as well. Enter your zip code into the Find a Store search box to find the nearest to you.
This new low pricing leads me to think that Blu-ray players are going to go for $99 on Black Friday for 2009.
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Costco has the Panasonic DMP-BD35AK Blu-ray player for $199 ($279.99 – $80 instant rebate = $199.99) at their brick and mortar stores. CNET called the DMP-BD35 the “best player for the money” and noted it was the first standalone Blu-ray player to match the essential features of the gold standard Playstation 3. See their video review below.
This is a solid price for a great player, especially with the inclusion of the HDMI cable. Not a bad deal if you missed out on the Sears’ pricing mistake that had it at $149 a couple weeks ago.
Panasonic DMP-BD35AK at Costco deal discussion at FatWallet.com
CNET’s review of the Panasonic DMP-BD35
Starting Sunday, November 23, Sears.com has the Panasonic DMP-BD35 Blu-ray player on sale for $150. The player won the coveted Editor’s Choice award from CNET as one of the best Blu-ray players for the money. Unfortunately, it looks like the site quickly sold out of them. No word on if they’re getting more in stock.
*Update* Looks like they removed it entirely from their online store. Bummer.
Best Buy’s Black Friday deals have just been released. The are a few standouts, but most of the deals are underwhelming. Check out the entire list below:
Panasonic Viera 50″ 720p Plasma HDTV $899.99*(regular price $1399) (link)Samsung 46″ Class 1080P LCD HDTV $1099.99
Samsung Blu-Ray Player $199.99Transformers Blu-Ray Disc $9.99
Klipsch Icon VF-35 5.25″ Floor Speaker $299.99 (each) (original price $399) (link)Klipsch Icon VF-36 6.5″ Floor Speaker $374.99 (each) (original price $499) (link)*Doorbuster item.
Dell Home (link) will have some HDTV-related deals for Black Friday. The most impressive is an XBOX 360 Arcade with 7 games, including Rock Band 2, for just $199. Wow. Check out all of Dell’s HDTV-related Black Friday deals below:
Sony BDP-S350 Blu-Ray Disc Player $249.99. This is a great player, but K-mart has same model for $180 on Thanksgiving Day. (Link.)
Sony HDX275 Home Theater System $229.99. 5-disc DVD/CD changer. 1000 watts. iPod dock. DVD upscaling to 1080p. HDMI interface.
Sharp LC42SB45U 42″ 1080p LCD HDTV $779.00. This is Sharp’s bargain line of LCDs. Not a bad price. Sears will have a 46-inch Sharp Acqous 1080p LCD for $900. (Link.)
XBOX 360 Arcade With 7 Games Including Rock Band 2 $199.00. The Arcade bundle includes 6 packaged games like Feeding Frenzy, Luxor 2, Boom Boom Rocket, Pac-Man Championship Edition, Uno, and Superstars Tennis. The real value is the addition of Rock Band 2, which is $60 on its own. Doesn’t come with instruments, however.
Via BlackFriday.info
K-Mart’s Thanksgiving Day 2008 deals have just been released. They will be good for Thursday, November 27, 2008, which is the day before Black Friday. Here are all the HDTV-related deals. A star means we find the deal interesting. Check out the Sony Blu-ray player for only $180!
Sony Blu-ray BDP-S350 Disc Player $179.99 (Ed. One of the better quality Blu-ray players. See a video review below.)The Sony BDP-S350 Blu-ray player received a 7.0 out of 10 rating from CNET (link), who said it delivers a superb Blu-ray picture as well as very good DVD upscaling.
Link to scanned copy of K-Mart’s Black Friday ad.
Via BlackFriday.info.
