UPDATE Nov. 25, 2008-A Samsung spokesperson in an email claims the price drops listed in this article are incorrect. However, no correct “New†prices have been provided by Samsung. The “New†MAP prices have been removed pending updated MAP price information from Samsung. The HD Guru has been checking on line prices for Samsung DLPs [...]
Entries from November 20th, 2008
Psst, Do You Want The Best Value In Big Screen HDTV? Get A DLP HDTV At An Incredible New Low Price
November 20th, 2008 · 43 Comments · DLP, Microdisplay Rear Projection
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The Economic Downturn Forces Sony, Samsung and Mitsubishi To Cut HDTV Prices Again
November 14th, 2008 · 6 Comments · LCD Flat Panel, Microdisplay Rear Projection, Plasma
Saturday, November 15, 2008 UPDATE-Samsung Has Just Dropped The Price of Its DLP Rear Projectors an Additonal $200 Consumer electronic stores report October 2008 sales are down from last year due to the economic downturn. Retailers’ contacted by HD GURU say the slide has continued into November, strongly affecting their respective HDTV sales. This has [...]
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Circuit City Liquidation Sale Price Switch-Can You Beat It or Will It Beat You?
November 6th, 2008 · 134 Comments · Blu-ray Players, DVD Players, DVR, LCD Flat Panel, Plasma
Update- Read The Latest On Circuit City’s Closing LINK Addendum Circuit City’s posted “current†price in a “closeout†store is not the same as Circuit City really charges (at its own website) for the same product. It is tagged significantly higher with five out of five TVs surveyed! The HD Guru priced five HDTVs at its [...]
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Don’t Buy A DVD Player For Your HDTV!
November 3rd, 2008 · 32 Comments · Blu-ray Players, DVD Players
Contrary to what you’ve heard from a consumer electronics store salespersons or read from so called “analystsâ€Â, you should not buy an upconverting (also called an upscaling) DVD player for your HDTV. Why not? It’s a waste of money! Here’s why. Every HDTV has circuits that will convert the native output of a standard DVD [...]
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Mitsubishi LaserVue L65-A90: First Tech Review of LASER HDTV-HD GURU Exclusive
October 23rd, 2008 · 56 Comments · Laser HDTV, Product Reviews
Key To Photos Top to Bottom: L65-A90 (front); L65-A90 (angle); Spectral Output LaserVue L65-A90; Spectral Output Samsung LCD LN-46A860; ———————————————————————————————- Overview Laser illuminated HDTV has arrived, in the form of a 10†deep 65†display. It represents Mitsubishi’s effort to capture the top rung of home theater enthusiasts. For $7000 retail price, the L65-A90’s will [...]
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CEATEC 2008- The HD GURU Brings The Latest HDTV News From Japan
October 14th, 2008 · 4 Comments · Blu-ray Players, LCD Flat Panel, OLED, Plasma
October 14, 2008 CEATEC (Combined Exhibition of Advanced TECnologies) took place recently in Chiba, Japan. There were a number of new products and technologies shown, providing a glimpse of what will appear in the US market in 2009 and beyond. Here are the highlights. Panasonic exhibited prototypes of its NeoPDP plasma panels. Its new plasma [...]
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Will You See All The HDTV Resolution You Expected? 125 2008 Model Test Results- HD GURU Exclusive
September 27th, 2008 · 40 Comments · LCD Flat Panel, Microdisplay Rear Projection, Plasma, Reference Materials
Posted September 27, 2008 Choosing the right HDTV is difficult. One important consideration is to know how much resolution a particular HDTV extracts from a 1080i high definition signal. The HD Guru put 125 2008 HDTVs (plus one 2009 prototype) through a series of test signals to learn how different brands and models really perform. [...]
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Vendors Make Additional Price Cuts As The Financial Crisis Hurts HDTV Sales
September 22nd, 2008 · 9 Comments · LCD Flat Panel, Plasma
This past weekend the HD Guru® surveyed managers of two regional CE chains on Long Island, NY. They spoke about very low sales and very light floor traffic, due to the Wall St. financial meltdown. One manager commented “this has been the slowest week since 9/11â€Â! In an attempt to keep moving inventory and counter [...]
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