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 lead to an inventory build up at the vendor level. In an attempt to move more product to retail, Sony, Samsung and Mitsubishi have once again substantially dropped their prices, up to $300, with the hope that these additional price reductions will jump start HDTVs sales.
The good news for consumers, retailers are worried the new lower retail prices will not be low enough to motivate buyers, so in turn they are heavily discounting selected models to levels reserved in the past for Black Friday post Thanksgiving promotions.
The HD Guru has made a list of old and new MAP (minimum advertised prices) of Sony, Samsung and Mitsubishi HDTVs. Remember, these prices are manufactures “suggested retails” and do not include the heavy discounts necessary to move a high volume of product. You should find the models listed at the more aggressive retailers with very deep added price cuts.
Some retailers surveyed on-line have not yet updated their pricing to reflect these new lower retails. This should not keep you from buying today, as many major consumer electronics dealers have 30 day price protection. After stores reduce prices further, you can bring it your receipt and get a refund of the difference, often with another 10% added into the refund. Check individual stores for their respective policies before making your purchase.
In addition, the HD GURU has scoured ads for the best deals of the week. Part II contains the deepest discounted advertised deals available today. You should use this information to negotiate for the best price available locally or just go to the respective dealers website.
Make sure you check out the latest HD GURU / Pricegrabber prices, using the link located on the lower left side column of this page for purchase as an added aid to negotiate or receive a price match from a store with an applicable “price match” policy.
Samsung 1080p DLP Rear Projectors
Now till Nov. 22, Get a $200 Instant Rebate OFF the Lowest Price
Model Latest Retail Price
Price After $200 Instant Rebate
HL61A650 $1599.99 $1399.99
HL61A750 $1899.99 $1699.99
HL67A750 $2399.99 $2199.99
HL72A650 $2799.99 $2599.99
Samsung Flat Panels
Model Was New Price
LN52A860 $3499.99 $3399.99
LN52A850 $3399.99 $3299.99
LN52A750 $2999.99 $2899.99
LN52A650 $2799.99 $2699.99
LN52A630 $2599.99 $2499.99
LN52A550 $2299.99 $2199.99
LN46A950 $3499.99 $3399.99
LN46A860 $2799.99 $2699.99
LN46A850 $2699.99 $2599.99
LN46A750 $2399.99 $2299.99
LN46A650 $2199.99 $2099.99
LN46A630 $1999.99 $1899.99
LN46A550 $1699.99 $1599.99
LN46A530 $1499.99 $1399.99
LN37A450 $ 949.99 $ 899.99
LN37A330 $ 849.99 $ 799.99
LN32A650 $1199.99 $1149.99
LN32A550 $ 999.99 $ 949.99
LN32A450 $ 799.99 $ 749.99
Sony LCD Flat Panels
Model Was New Price
KDL40XBR6 $2299.99 $1999.99
KDL40W4100 $1899.99 $1599.99
KDL40V4100 $1499.99 $1399.99
KDL40S4000 $1199.99 $ 999.99
KDL37M4000 $1199.99 $1099.99
KDL32XBR6 $1199.99 $1099.99
KDL32M4000 $ 699.99 $ 599.99
KDL32L4000 $ 699.99 $ 599.99
KDL52XBR6 $3499.99 $2999.99
KDL52W4100 $2999.99 $2499.99
KDL46XBR6 $2999.99 $2499.99
KDL46Z4100 $2499.99 $2199.99
KDL46W4100 $2399.99 $1999.99
KDL46V4100 $1999.99 $1799.99
KDL46S4100 $1499.99 $1399.99
Mitsubishi
Model Was New Price
LT46148 $2399.99 $2099.99
LT46149 $2799.99 $2499.99
LT46246 $2699.99 $2399.99
LT52148 $2799.99 $2499.99
LT52149 $3299.99 $2999.99
LT52246 $3499.99 $3199.99
Part II
The following HDTVs represent (on 11/14/08) the hottest deals found in advertisements or on-line. Stores featured include Fry’s online (www.frys.com); J&R newspaper ad and on-line (www.jr.com); Vann’s on-line (www.vanns.com) and 6th Avenue Electronics newspaper ad (www.6ave.com).
Make/Model Type New MAP Store Price Dealer
Samsung LN52A750 LCD $2899.99 $2299.98 Vann’s
Panasonic TH50PZ80 Plasma $1999.99 $1499.97 Vanns
Samsung LN46A630 LCD $1899.99 $1549.99 Vann’s
Samsung LN46A650 LCD $2099.99 $1649.98 Vann’s
Samsung LN52A550 LCD $2199.99 $1749.99 Fry’s
PanasonicTH42PZ80 Plasma $1299.95 $ 799.99 J&R
PanasonicTH42PX80 Plasma $ 999.95 $ 645.42 6th Ave.
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Obama is attempting to add another $800 Billion plus “stimulus” package to the $850
Billion to “rescue” the bankers’ subprime mortgages resale market. Growing credit
card debt defaults will further depress the economy, as it is a banker-caused
re-enactment of the same bank procedures that caused the home-mortgage,
reselling-market bankruptcy threats-”rescued” with an increased taxpayer debt of
$850 Million.
Just as with mortgage debt, credit card debt is put into pools that are then resold
to investment houses, other banks and institutional investors. About 45 percent of
the nation’s $900-plus billion in credit card debt has been packaged into these
pools, exposing many companies to the risk of being forced out of business by credit
card debt defaults and write-offs.
Bankers are selling over $400 Billion of subprime credit-card accounts to buyers for
discounted prices (when bankers suffered no money loss by using created-from-nothing
bank credit for credit-card transaction payments). Those buyers are now faced with
increasing default payments that threaten bankruptcies in the bankers’
credit-card-debt resale market. Consumers have been going into default at a stunning
rate.
The percentage of people delinquent on their credit cards is soaring, and credit
card companies are now writing off somewhere near 5 percent of payments. Serious
delinquencies among some of the biggest lenders rose by 50 percent or more in the
value of accounts that were at least 90 days delinquent.
Bankers sold subprime mortgages (“paid” with bank credit created from nothing with a
bookkeeping entry for which they suffered no money loss) for discount prices. The
buyers of discounted subprime mortgages (Fannie Mae & Freddie Mac) were then
bankrupted by defaults, leading to recession. Add another $400 Billion to “rescue”
the bankers subprime’ credit-card-account resale market and the interest payments to
the banker-owned Federal Reserve skyrocket.
The banker-owned, Federal Reserve “Modern Money Management” instructions allow the
fractional reserve practice of creating credit (out of nothing with a bookkeeping
entry) and using it as a means of payment for loan-customer transactions (with no
money loss to the bank). The sellers are “paid” with the created bank credit and the
bank assumes the right to collect the amount of the transactiom from the buyer, plus
interest and fees. The process is clearly documented in the free internet movie,
Zeitgeist Addendum, which reveals how ongoing inflation is caused by policies of the
banker-owned Federal Reserve.
The internet film, “The Money Masters-How the International Bankers Gained Control
of America” documents the history of Central-Bank (Federal Reserve) exploitation and
control of the U.S. economy for banker profit with orchestrated “booms” and “busts”.
The solution is also made clear but has been prevented by banker-owned,
Federal-Reserve control of the majority of bought-and-paid- for congressmen who add
insult to injury with special-interest “earmark” spending of taxpayer money.
Black Friday Sales // Nov 27, 2008 at 2:20 pm
Black Friday Sales
Once again, we come to the Holiday Season, a deeply religious time that each of us observes, in his own way, by going to the mall of his choice. -Dave Barry
) Happy Holidays!
11/21/08 – bought a Samsung LN46A630 for $1499 at Circuit City. Same set at a CC ‘going out of business’/liquidator was $1599. I paid $100 less and I can return it within 30 days if there’s a problem. I would NOT recommend buying a big-ticket item at a CC which is closing: stay with the stores that are not closing.
Is it worth while to purchase an Hdtv that has a Transmitter base so no cables are viewed? TY
Im looking for a 52″ lcd sony or samsung but unsure which to go with i heard good thing on the samsung tvs but sonys reviews were not so good what is your opinion. thank you
Sony Bravia Spec’s controversy clarification for Gary. Huge debate at AVSFORUM as to the “W” series being a Ten/Ten Panel that the “Z” & “XBR” have.
The Bravia Matrix Table Spec Sheets neglect listing it as such yet many AVS members insist it is Ten/Ten from informal feedback from some Sony CSR’s. Gary, is there any way for you to confirm this either way since you have tested them. If you can’t then technically how can we confirm the Ten/Ten featureset?
I’ve cross compared 8 bit with ten in the past on budget panels and found the Ten/Ten to be far superior as to defined details and dimension aspects, border definition of PQ and richness of colors. Is the “W” Bravia a Ten/Ten panel?
Thank you!
Gary M/HD Guru: Your opinion please.
Best highend BR player, Denon 3800BDCI, Pioneer BDP-09FD, or Sony S5000ES.
Best moderate BR player, Panasonic DMP-BD55K, Yamaha BD-S2900, or Sony BDP-S550.
Best Highend.
Best Moderate.
Thanks,
Jack