home : hot deals & information involving: televisions Monday, June 30, 2008
BestBuy
- 10% off in-store
10% coupons for specific items in-store, such as TVs $399+, home entertainment electronics, furniture $99+, external hard drives, games, and some computer accessories.
Discount 12% for people with the BestBuy credit card.
Examples of some deals:
D-Link 5-port 10/100 Ethernet Switch for $9 after in-store coupon.
Useful for networking computers in a room, without having to buy a second Router.
Newegg.com
- Hitachi 50" 1080p Plasma HDTV for $1400
Hitachi P50V701 UltraVision 50" Plasma HDTV for $1400 plus $100 shipping, and coupon code TV63100 gives $100 off.
It has native 1920x1080p resolution, 3 HDMI inputs, 2 component video inputs, plus ATSC, QAM, and Cablecard Tuners.
Most other stores sell 50" 1080p Plasmas for over $1500 after shipping fees.
Costco.com
- Westinghouse 52" 1080p LCD HDTV for $1550
Westinghouse TX-52F480S Has built-in ATSC and QAM HD tuners, 4 HDMI inputs, 2 component video inputs, and PC input.
Westinghouse HDTVs have pretty good reviews, and this new model at $1500 is at a great deal.
Costco.com purchases can be returned to Costco stores if you dislike the item.
52" 1080p LCD HDTVs usually cost around $1600 to $1800.
This deal is for Costco members only.
Non-Costco members can still buy it online with a 5% surcharge which comes out to $75, however it's a better deal to just join at $50 for a year.
BestBuy.com
- 42" 1080p LCD HDTV for $797 or $867
A pretty good deal for a 42" LCD 1080p HDTV with ATSC (over-the-air) tuner, HDMI input, and PC input.
Online and in-store price is $797, and delivery costs $70 unless using in-store pickup.
Staples.com
- 19" LCD HDTV for $220 (expired: sold out)
Envision L19W661 19" LCD HDTV with built-in QAM and ATSC high definition tuners, and HDMI input for $220 with free shipping.
This is a pretty good deal, since most stores usually sell small HDTVs for at least $300, and it could be useful in a small place like a kitchen counter.
Costco.com
- Philips 42" 1080p LCD HDTV for $1000
Philips 42" 1080p LCD HDTV with QAM and ATSC Tuners and 3 HDMI inputs for $1000 with free shipping.
Most other stores sell it for $1100 to $1500.
10% coupon for in-store purchases only.
Note, some BestBuy stores allow some room for negotiating the sale of HDTVs.
Rather than use a 10% coupon, you can try talking to the sales people about throwing in an extended warranty or an installation service for free with your HDTV purchase.
Trendnet 2-port KVM Switch for $25 with coupon EMCAFAHAK and after shipping fee, and a $10 mail-in
rebate
is available ($15 after rebate).
For sharing a USB keyboard, USB mouse, and VGA video with 2 computers.
Includes cables.
Acer 19" Widescreen LCD Monitor for $160 with coupon EMCAFAHBF .
Has VGA & DVI inputs, and includes VGA and DVI cables.
This is a great deal on a great quality monitor.
2x2GB 800MHz OCZ laptop computer memory (4GB total) for $81 after shipping fee, and a $15 mail-in rebate is available ($66 after rebate).
Note, the rebate must be postmarked within 12 days of purchase, After the rebate, this deal is about $10 less than other 2x2GB Laptop Memory.
Be aware that some laptop computers are limited to 3GB of memory, even some brand new laptops.
If that is the case, installing 4GB of memory would leave you with 3GB of usable memory, which is still more than plenty for most applications.
Linksys WRT54GL Wireless Router for $56, and a $10 mail-in
rebate
is available ($46 after rebate).
You can replace the firmware on this router, such as
DD-WRT
which is more powerful than Linksys firmware.
Lian-Li PC-A05B PC Case for $90 with free shipping coupon EMCAFAHBD .
Most other stores sell it for around $104 after shipping fee.
Ion USB Vinyl Turntable for $85 with coupon EMCAFAHBJ .
Used to digitize vinyl records on your computer.
Samsung 52" LCD 1080p HDTV for $1700 with free ground shipping.
This is one of the best deals around for a 1080p HDTV of this size.
Has built-in ATSC and QAM digital tuners, 3 HDMI inputs, PC input, and great reviews.
Newegg gives free 3-day shipping on non-oversized products.
Some of these deals will probably expire today, especially the Samsung 52" LCD, KVM Switch, 2GB MicroSD Card, and 19" Monitor. Update (5/7):
As expected, the KVM Switch, Samsung 52" LCD, 2GB MicroSD Card are sold out.
Also the 530-Watt power supply and 4GB Flash Drive are sold out. Update (5/7 10am EDT):
All of these have expired, except the Linksys WRT54GL router, and the 2x2GB OCZ Laptop Computer Memory.
dtv2009.gov
- $40 coupon for Analog to Digital TV Converter (repost)
Next February, all television stations nationwide will stop broadcasting on analog frequencies and will only broadcast digital signals.
The digital broadcasts are capable of carrying high definition video and surroundsound audio, but require some people to buy new equipment for their old TVs to work on the new signals.
Most stations are already broadcasting in digital, but they are required to shut down their analog broadcasts in February, 2009.
To help people with indoor antennas ("rabbit ears") or rooftop antennas, the US government now offers a $40 coupon for a digital TV converter necessary for tuning the new signals on exising television equipment.
The coupon is obtainable online or by calling 888-388-2009.
The coupon is only for someone with old television equipment and:
receives free TV over the air with an antenna, and wants to continue to get free TV, and
does not want to buy a new television with built-in ATSC tuner before February 17, 2008, and
does not want to pay for cable or satellite service.
If you have any of the following, then you will not be affected by the switch next February:
Cable, Satellite, and Fiber service customers will be unaffected by this switch.
Anyone with a "digital set top box" already receives a digital signal, and will be unaffected by this switch.
HDTVs using a built-in ATSC tuner (for digital and HD over-the-air broadcasts) already receives digital signals and will continue to do so after February.
HDTVs using their built-in QAM tuner, hooked directly into the cable jack on the wall will be unaffected by this switchover, since the signal is already digital.
Anyone thinking of buying an HDTV and wants to use it with free over-the-air channels using an indoor or outdoor antenna should make sure an "ATSC Tuner" is included in the specs of the HDTV.
Also, NTSC TV tuners on your PC used with over-the-air television signal will also stop working next February.
Over the next 6 months there will be plenty of stores putting TV Tuner cards on sale, but avoid buying them unless they include ATSC or QAM tuners.
Dell Inspiron 15" Laptop Computer for $500 in-store or $520 after delivery fee.
Dual Core T2370 CPU, 2GB memory, 160GB hard drive, DVD Burner.
It's about $50 to $150 less than what Inspiron Laptops and Vostro Laptops go for on Dell.com even after applying a coupon.