Entries from September 28th, 2009

CEDIA 2009 Report and Analysis Part 2

September 28th, 2009 · 5 Comments · 3D HDTV, DLP, Front Projection, LCD Flat Panel, LED LCD Flat Panels, News, Plasma

(Sept. 28, 2009) Samsung chose CEDIA to unveil the remainder of its 2009 HDTV line to its dealers. The showings included Samsung’s new 2009 LED backlit LCDs, the B8500 series (bottom photo) and a new 65″ CCFL (cold-cathode fluorescent) backlit LCD (top photo). The 8500 series consists of two models, the 46″ LN46B8500 ($3599.99) and [...]

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Best Buy: A New “Dual Price” Strategy?

September 20th, 2009 · 8 Comments · LCD Flat Panel, News, Plasma

(Sept. 20, 2009) Best Buy (BB), known primarily as a “brick and mortar” retailer, appears to be testing a new “online” HDTV pricing strategy. Prices of select Panasonic, Sony and LG HDTVs are as much as $200 less “online” than in BBs latest (Sept 20-Sept 26, 2009) weekly circular. The HD Guru® visited a local [...]

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CEDIA 2009 Report and Analysis Part 1

September 14th, 2009 · 4 Comments · 3D HDTV, Blu-ray Players, News

(Sept. 14, 2009) The Custom Electronic Design and Installation Association’s 2009  trade show concluded in Atlanta, Georgia yesterday. The low attendance was indicative of the soft economy, accompanied by fewer companies displaying than in 2008. Regardless of these factors, a number of new products were debuted to this important segment of the consumer electronics industry. [...]

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The HD GURU’s Hottest Labor Day Week HDTV Deals

September 5th, 2009 · 6 Comments · Blu-ray Players, LCD Flat Panel, LED LCD Flat Panels, Plasma

(Sept. 5, 2009) The HD GURU® obtained advanced copies of this Sunday’s September 6, 2009 Best Buy (BB)  circular and J&R ads to find the best Labor Day specials on HDTVs. Last week, a number of televisions hit the lowest prices of the year at BB, due to a combination of new TV maker price [...]

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Sony Announces 3D HDTVs in 2010

September 3rd, 2009 · 3 Comments · 3D HDTV, Blu-ray Players, News

Sony announced yesterday, on the eve of the IFA 2009 electronics show in Germany,  it will be offering 3D HDTVs for sale in 2010! Sony plans to market a series of its Bravia LCD HDTVs as well as 3D capable Blu-ray products, 3D capable VAIO computers, digital cameras  and updated 3D capable version of its [...]

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