Best Buy Continues Its Schizo “Dual” Price Strategy + Next Week’s Best HDTV Deals Revealed
(October 3, 2009) The HD GURU obtained an advanced copy of next week’s Best Buy’s (BB) weekly circular, and thoroughly researched its HDTV weekly “sale” prices to let readers know which models are “real” deals (see the list below). Unfortunately, most of the HDTVs advertised…
CEDIA 2009 Report and Analysis Part 2
(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…
Best Buy: A New “Dual Price” Strategy?
(Sept. 20, 2009) Best Buy (BB), known primarily as a “brick and morta 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…
CEDIA 2009 Report and Analysis Part 1
(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…
The HD GURU’s Hottest Labor Day Week HDTV Deals
(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…
Sony Announces 3D HDTVs in 2010
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…
Christmas In August? Best Buy’s Big HDTV Price Drop
(August 29, 2009) Every year the new football season brings with it the start of the HDTV peak sales period. 2009 TV sales volume is around 2008 levels, but with a tilt towards smaller screen size consumer purchases, resulting in lower than anticipated revenues for…
Panasonic Ushers In The 3D HDTV Era—Will Ship 3D Displays & 3D Blu-ray Players in 2010
(August 21, 2009) The HD GURU obtained Panasonic’s roadmap to large screen 3D HDTV. It includes 3D plasma HDTV displays and Blu-ray players planned to ship next year. In addition, Panasonic Japan, Twentieth Century Fox and Lightstorm Entertainment (James Cameron’s production company) announced today a…
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