Entries from November 29th, 2009

HD Guru’s Best Cyber Monday 2009 Deals

November 29th, 2009 · 4 Comments · Blu-ray Titles, LCD Flat Panel, Plasma

The HD Guru scoured Amazon’s “Cyber Monday” deals to give you a head start on the best HDTV and Blu-ray disc bargains.  Scoop up these hot deals today (Sunday) before they’re sold out. Learn more about the HDTVs listed below at LINK We plan to update the listings when additional “hot deals” are revealed. Best [...]

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The Pitfalls of Black Friday: What You Should Know

November 26th, 2009 · 18 Comments · LCD Flat Panel, News, Plasma

(11/26/2009) The HD Guru responds to readers’  Black Friday Sale questions. Q: Walmart’s 32″ Emerson HDTV is on sale $248. Is it a deal or no deal? A: Any 32″ HDTV for $248 is an excellent price, however we have investigated Emerson’s warranty and it sours us on the purchase. Why?  Most major (and some [...]

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The 10 Best HDTV Deals Under $1000

November 25th, 2009 · 11 Comments · LCD Flat Panel, News, Plasma

By Gary Merson (11/25/2009) The HD Guru evaluated all TVs listed, comparing them to the competition in order to verify top performance. Not surprisingly, all models making the cut are name brands, in order to assure you of excellent reliability and readily available parts and service, both during and after the warranty period in the [...]

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HD Guru Picks The 10 Best HDTVs You Can Buy

November 22nd, 2009 · 27 Comments · LCD Flat Panel, LED LCD Flat Panels, News, Plasma

By Gary Merson Edited By Michael Fremer (11/22/2009) Just in time for the holiday buying season, HD Guru lists, in no particular order, ten of the best performing HDTVs currently available. Prices listed are the lowest we could find on-line at the time of publication and they are linked to HDGuru’s Pricegrabber website.  Last week, [...]

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Choosing The HDTV That’s Right For You

November 17th, 2009 · 23 Comments · LCD Flat Panel, LED LCD Flat Panels, Plasma, Reference Materials

By Gary Merson Edited by Michael Fremer Whether the day after Thanksgiving is called “Black Friday”because of the day’s heavy traffic or because it signals the beginning of the selling period when most retailers go from being in the red to being “in the black,” it unofficially marks the start of the holiday gift giving [...]

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Best Buy’s Sunday Circular: Pre-Holiday Price Premium?

November 7th, 2009 · 15 Comments · LCD Flat Panel, News, Reference Materials

By HD Guru Edited by Michael Fremer (November 7, 2009) Best Buy’s November 8, 2009 weekly advertising circular boasts that 32 HDTVs are “On Sale!” But of the 32, only four of them (12.5%) are at their lowest price of the year. The others, supposedly “on sale,” are either priced the same as they were [...]

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120/240 Hz LCD Problems Exposed

November 5th, 2009 · 29 Comments · Blu-ray Players, LCD Flat Panel, LED LCD Flat Panels, News, Product Reviews, Reference Materials

120/240 Hz LCD Problems Exposed Uploaded by exploretv. – Technology reviews and science news videos. By HD Guru Video Edited by Al Caudullo/Article Edited by Michael Fremer All display technologies combine a variety of strengths and weaknesses. Whether its excess power consumption, limited viewing angle or washed out black levels, over time, engineers work to [...]

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