Costco has a few in-store HDTV deals for Black Friday 2008. If you’re looking for a huge LCD this Christmas, Costco may be your place. The deals require coupons. Here’s a link to a scan of the coupons from bfads.net. The coupons are good for November 28, 29, and 30. Check out the deals below.
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.
Radio Shack, king of cables and cords, has a few HDTV-related deals for the 2008 Holidays. The standout bargains are a Samsung BD-P1500 Blu-ray player for $199.99 (CNET rated the BD-P1500 a 6.8 our of 10) and a 50-pack of blank TDK DVDs for $8. Here’s a look at all of Radio Shack-s Black Friday HDTV-related deals:
Samsung BD-P1500 Blu-ray Player $199.99 (regular price $299)(link)
iLive Sound Bar $79.99 (regular price $129)(link)
AOC L32W861 32″ LCD HDTV $399.99 (regular price $599.00) (link)
TDK 50-Pack of 16x DVDs $7.99 (regular price $27.99) (link)
Sam’s Club’s Black Friday 2008 deals were just released, and their HDTV-related items are a bit underwhelming. There is one bright spot, a Sharp Aquos 1080P 52-inch LCD HDTV for $1384.00. The Aquos is a solid television, although we’d like to see a couple hundred more bucks knocked off.
Here is the entire list of HDTV-related Black Friday deals:
And some Blu-ray discs:
March Of The Penguins Blu-ray $10.87
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.
Wal-Mart is getting their Black Friday bargains started a little early with a sale on November 8. They will have a Sanyo DP46848 46″ 1080p LCD HDTV for $798. The Sanyo has not been professionally reviewed, but there is a small discussion thread about it over at AVS Forums (link).
Wal-Mart is also are bringing back a previous bargain: a free $100 Wal-Mart gift card with purchase of a Sony Playstation 3 ($399). If you’re know you’re going to spend $100 on something (e.g., groceries), and it’s available at Wal-Mart, the gift card essentially knocks a $100 off the price of the PS3.
There are a few important details:
Via BlackFriday.info.
Here’s an early look at a list of HDTVs and other interesting items of note that will be on sale for Sears on Black Friday 2008.
Element 37″ LCD HDTV – $599.99
Panasonic 37″ Full HD LCD TV – $749.99
Panasonic 42″ 720P Plasma HDTV – $699.99 *
Proscan 32″ LCD HDTV – $499.99 *
Samsung 19″ LCD HDTV – $299.99 *
Samsung 32″ LN32A300 LCD HDTV – $499.99
Samsung 40″ 1080P LCD HDTV – $799.99 *
Samsung 46″ 1080P LCD HDTV – $1099.99 *
Samsung 46″ 1080p LN46A530 LCD HDTV – $1199.99 Ed. Great TV.
Samsung 50″ 720p PN50A400 Plasma HDTV – $899.99
Samsung 52″ 1080p 120Hz LN52A650 LCD HDTV – $2099.99
Sharp 26″ LCD HDTV – $399.99 *
Sharp 46″ Class Full HD 1080P LCD HDTV – $899.99 * Ed. A lot of screen for a low price.
Sony Bravia S-Series 40″ 1080p LCD HDTV – $999.99
Sony Bravia S-Series 46″ 1080p LCD HDTV – $1299.99
Sony Bravia V-Series 40″ 1080p LCD HDTV – $1099.99
Sony Bravia V-Series 52″ 1080p LCD HDTV – $1799.99
Sony Bravia W Series 52″ 1080P LCD HDTV – $1999.99 *
Sylvania 42″ Class 1080P LCD HDTV – $699.99 *
Toshiba 40″ 1080p 40RV525U LCD HDTV – $849.99
Vizio 26″ LCD HDTV – $379.99
Vizio 37″ 1080p Full HD LCD TV – $699.99
Samsung BD-P1500 Blu-ray Disc Player – $199.99
Samsung DVD-1080P Upconvert DVD Player – $49.99
Sony DVP-NS700 1080p Upconverting DVD Player – $69.99
Belkin HDMI Kit – $34.99
Logitech Harmony Remote – $59.99 w/32″ TV Purchase
Samsung 1000 Watt Home Theater System – $159.99 *
Samsung HT-BD2E Blu-ray Home Theater System – $599.99
Sony Blu-Ray Disc Player – $179.99 * (Ed. Model unknown, probably the BDP-S300)
Sony DAV-HDX275 1000-Watt 5-Disc Home Theater System w/1080p Upscaling HDMI
Sony DAV-HDX576WF 1000-Watt 5-Disc Home Theater System w/Wireless Rear Speaker – $349.99
Tech Craft 48″ TV Stand – $149.99
Tech Craft 58″ TV Stand – 50% Off
300 BluRay – $19.99 *
National Treasure 2 Blu-Ray – $18.99 *
Sleeping Beauty Blu-Ray – $18.99 *
*Doorbuster item.
(Via BlackFriday.info)
The good folks over at DealNews.com have some predictions for Black Friday, and among them are:
Of course, most Black Friday deals are clearance junk you probably shouldn’t buy in the first place, but sometimes there are solid deals. We’ll be keeping our eye on the enticing Memorex MVDB-2510 ($269) Blu-ray player.
For Black Friday 2008, we here at My HDTV Choice are a little more conservative, predicting Blu-ray players going for $199 and 47-inch 1080p LCDs going for $899. But do expect crazy deals on 720p sets, which are a solid choice for anyone looking at 42 inches or lower.
DealNews.com Black Friday 2008 predictions.
Some believe spring to be the best time of year to buy an HDTV. Why? Because new HDTVs are released in the late spring or summer, and stores want to clear their inventory of old TVs beforehand. That usually means a sale.
The truth is, there are sales throughout the year. There are sales on Black Friday. Post-Christmas. Pre-Super Bowl. And Post Super Bowl. In fact, HDTV prices fall slowly throughout the year. If you’re waiting for the lowest price, you may never actually purchase the television.
Over the past few years, the average price of HDTVs has fallen pretty quickly. In 2005, a 40-inch Samsung LCD had a retail price of $5,000. Now you can get one for $1,200. But it appears the days of dramatic price drops are dwindling. Consumer Reports is reporting a deceleration in falling prices for the 2008 Holiday season:
In midsized to larger LCD TVs, price cuts will range from 5 percent to 19 percent, according to industry experts at the recent DisplaySearch Flat-Panel TV Conference….
• a 32-inch 720p set will sell for $647, down 7 percent from December 2007
• a 37-inch 720p LCD TV will cost $782, down 5 percent
• a 40- or 42-inch 720p LCD TV will sell for $944, down 5 percent
• a 40- or 42-inch 1080p set will sell for $1,123, down 19 percent
• a 46- or 47-inch 1080p set will sell for $1,528, down 17 percent
• a 52-inch 1080p LCD TV will sell for $2,243, down 19 percent”
Other predictions are an increase in interest of 120 hz displays (despite a 30 percent penalty in cost); Costco, Wal-Mart, and other discount clubs becoming bigger players in HDTV sales thanks to year-round low prices and sales; and a focus on selling HDTV bundles (with Blu-ray players, cable packages, etc) in an attempt to increase profit margins that have been shrinking.
The deceleration in price drops may be comforting news to those who pride themselves in always getting the lowest price. They’re now more likely to pay close to what the television will sell for months from now. However, for those who are still waiting for that 55 incher to fall another 50%, they may waiting be a long time.
So, when is the best time to buy an HDTV? Well, if you can afford the TV you want, and you have access to HD content, it’s likely that today is as good as time as any. Except maybe for Black Friday. But do you want to deal with the crowds, or do you want to be watching the crowds on your 50-inch HDTV with a cup of hot cocoa in your hand?
Read Consumer Reports: Link 1. Link 2.
Read TV Predictions: Link.